Quantum field theory

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6581583

Ryder, L H

This book describes, as simply as is possible, the ideas and techniques of quantum field theory, on which is based our current understanding of subnuclear physics. In recent years this has advanced considerably with the discovery of charmed particles and the weak intermediate vector bosons predicted by gauge theories. After a brief survey of particle physics, the quantum theory of scalar and spinor fields, and then of gauge fields, is developed. The emphasis throughout is on functional methods, which have played a large part in modern field theory. The book concludes with a brief survey of 'topological' objects in field theory. The author assumes a knowledge of quantum mechanics and special relativity.

• OSTI ID: 6581583
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

645400* -- High Energy Physics-- Field Theory
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BOSONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FIELD THEORIES
GAUGE INVARIANCE
HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
MECHANICS
PHYSICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUANTUM MECHANICS
REVIEWS
SCALAR FIELDS
SPINOR FIELDS
TENSORS
VECTOR FIELDS
VECTORS