The Conceptual Framework of Quantum Field Theory

by Anthony Duncan

Book Overview

The book attempts to provide an introduction to quantum field theory emphasizing conceptual issues frequently neglected in more "utilitarian" treatments of the subject. The book is divided into four parts, entitled respectively "Origins", "Dynamics", "Symmetries", and "Scales". The emphasis is conceptual - the aim is to build the theory up systematically from some clearly stated foundational concepts - and therefore to a large extent anti-historical,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198807651
• ISBN13: 9780198807650
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 784 Pages
• Weight: 3.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"