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Physics (00A79) Applications of functional analysis in quantum physics (46N50) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to quantum theory (81-01) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40) Perturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T15) Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics (81V10)
This is a textbook on elementary quantum field theory both from a traditional (using operators) and a modern (using path integrals) view point, aimed at students of a first-year graduate course. The author is well-known for two other highly successful textbooks: `Statistical mechanics', 2nd ed. Wiley 1987 (see also the German eds., Vol. I Zbl 0121.22503; Vols. II, III Zbl 0184.54702, Zbl 0184.54703, of the first Engl. ed. 1963, Wiley) and `Quarks, leptons, and gauge field', 2nd ed. World Scientific (1992). The present book naturally omits subjects covered by the two other textbooks. It starts from a rather conventional operator formulation, including scattering theory and Feynman graphs. This is followed by chapters on quantum electrodynamics, including a discussion of (perturbative) renormalization. The third part introduces path integrals in real and imaginary time and so relates the theory to statistical mechanics. It also covers renormalization-group transformations, spontaneous symmetry breaking, and topological excitations such as solitons, instantons, and Skyrmions. Keeping the discussion throughout on an elementary level and omitting mathematical details, the author is often forced to make vague, formal, and unclear statements. Also, the adiabatic-switching method in scattering theory is obsolete, misleading, and can be avoided. Nevertheless, the book will prove to be a useful addition to the existing introductory texts.
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