Quantum Field Theory I: Basics in Mathematics and Physics A Bridge between Mathematicians and Physicists / by Eberhard Zeidler.

This is the first volume of a modern introduction to quantum field theory which addresses both mathematicians and physicists ranging from advanced undergraduate students to professional scientists. The book tries to bridge the existing gap between the different languages used by mathematicians and p...

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Main Author: Zeidler, Eberhard (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • Historical Introduction
  • Phenomenology of the Standard Model for Elementary Particles
  • The Challenge of Different Scales in Nature
  • Basic Techniques in Mathematics
  • Analyticity
  • A Glance at Topology
  • Many-Particle Systems in Mathematics and Physics
  • Rigorous Finite-Dimensional Magic Formulas of Quantum Field Theory
  • Rigorous Finite-Dimensional Perturbation Theory
  • Fermions and the Calculus for Grassmann Variables
  • Infinite-Dimensional Hilbert Spaces
  • Distributions and Green’s Functions
  • Distributions and Physics
  • Heuristic Magic Formulas of Quantum Field Theory
  • Basic Strategies in Quantum Field Theory
  • The Response Approach
  • The Operator Approach
  • Peculiarities of Gauge Theories
  • A Panorama of the Literature.