Problem Book in Quantum Field Theory

✍ Scribed by Voja Radovanovič (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 241
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Problem Book in Quantum Field Theory contains about 200 problems with solutions or hints that help students to improve their understanding and develop skills necessary for pursuing the subject. It deals with the Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations, classical field theory, canonical quantization of scalar, Dirac and electromagnetic fields, the processes in the lowest order of perturbation theory, renormalization and regularization. The solutions are presented in a systematic and complete manner. The material covered and the level of exposition make the book appropriate for graduate and undergraduate students in physics, as well as for teachers and researchers. The new edition is a corrected paperback edition for students.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Lorentz and Poincaré symmetries....Pages 3-7
The Klein-Gordon equation....Pages 9-11
The γ -matrices....Pages 13-16
The Dirac equation....Pages 17-24
Classical field theory and symmetries....Pages 25-30
Green functions....Pages 31-34
Canonical quantization of the scalar field....Pages 35-41
Canonical quantization of the Dirac field....Pages 43-47
Canonical quantization of the electromagnetic field....Pages 49-53
Processes in the lowest order of perturbation theory....Pages 55-60
Renormalization and regularization....Pages 61-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Lorentz and Poincaré symmetries....Pages 67-76
The Klein-Gordon equation....Pages 77-84
The γ -matrices....Pages 85-92
The Dirac equation....Pages 93-119
Classical fields and symmetries....Pages 121-129
Green functions....Pages 131-140
Canonical quantization of the scalar field....Pages 141-159
Canonical quantization of the Dirac field....Pages 161-178
Canonical quantization of the electromagnetic field....Pages 179-190
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Processes in the lowest order of the perturbation theory....Pages 191-210
Renormalization and regularization....Pages 211-238
Back Matter....Pages 239-243

✦ Subjects

Quantum Physics;Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory