This novel approach is presented for the first time in book form. The author demonstrates that fundamental concepts and methods from phenomenological particle physics can be derived rigorously from well-defined general assumptions in a mathematically clean way.
Perturbative quantum electrodynamics and axiomatic field theory
β Scribed by Steinmann, Othmar
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 367
- Series
- Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Content: 1 Introduction.- 2 Relativistic Covariance.- 3 Electrodynamics as a Classical Field Theory.- 4 The Basic Principles of Relativistic Quantum Field Theory.- 5 Free Fields.- 6 An Outline of Interacting QED.- 7 The Electric Charges.- 8 The Program of Perturbation Theory.- 9 Unrenormalized Solution.- 10 Renormalization and the UV Problem.- 11 The IR Problem for Wightman Functions.- 12 Physical States.- 13 The Standard View.- 14 Particle Probes.- 15 Interacting Particles.- 16 Reactions.- 17 Cross Sections.- References.
β¦ Subjects
EΜlectrodynamique quantique.;Perturbation (theΜorie quantique);Champs, TheΜorie quantique des.
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