Abstract
Quantum field theory was originally developed to describe quantum electrodynamics and other fundamental problems in high-energy physics, but today has become an invaluable conceptual and mathematical framework for addressing problems across physics, including in condensed-matter and statistical physics. With this expansion of applications has come a new and deeper understanding of quantum field theory-yet this perspective is still rarely reflected in teaching and textbooks on the subject. Developed from a year-long graduate course Eduardo Fradkin has taught for years to students of high-energy, condensed-matter, and statistical physics, this comprehensive textbook provides a fully "multicultural" approach to quantum field theory, covering the full breadth of its applications in one volume. • Brings together perspectives from high-energy, condensed-matter, and statistical physics in both the main text and exercises • Takes students from basic techniques to the frontiers of physics • Pays special attention to the relation between measurements and propagators and the computation of cross sections and response functions • Focuses on renormalization and the renormalization group, with an emphasis on fixed points, scale invariance, and their role in quantum field theory and phase transitions • Other topics include non-perturbative phenomena, anomalies, and conformal invariance • Features numerous examples and extensive problem sets • Also serves as an invaluable resource for researchers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Number of pages | 732 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780691189550 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780691149080 |
State | Published - Mar 23 2021 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy