Quantum Field Theory and Critical Phenomena (The ^AInternational Series of Monographs on Physics) - Hardcover

Zinn-Justin, J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198520530 ISBN 13: 9780198520535

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This well-received work is now available in a new edition. It is an advanced text on quantum field theory--which is not only the accepted framework for describing all fundamental interactions except gravity, but also for understanding second-order phase transitions in statistical mechanics. The book approaches this subject in terms of path and functional integrals. A Euclidean metric has been adopted and the language of partition and correlation functions is used. Renormalization and the renormalization group are also discussed. Full mathematical details are provided. The text is intended for theoretical particle physicists and statistical physicists at the graduate level and above.

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About the Author

J. Zinn-Justin, Physicist, Service de Physique Theorique de Saclay, Commisariat a l'Energie Atomique - Direction des Sciences de la Matiere, Gif sur Yvette.

Review

'...the author unfolds the fascinating story of path integrals, asymptotic freeness, spontaneous symmetry breaking, BRS quantization and renormalization group procedures. He thus produced the most penetrating and comprehensive work I know of.' G. Roepstorff, Zentrallblatt fur Mathematik und
ihre Grenzgebiete, no. 865, 1997

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198520530
• ISBN 13: 9780198520535
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1020