A Pedestrian Approach to Quantum Field Theory (Dover Books on Physics) - Softcover

Harris, Edward G

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486780228 ISBN 13: 9780486780221

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2014

Synopsis

Written by a renowned professor of physics, this introductory text is geared toward graduate students taking a year-long course in quantum mechanics in which the third quarter is devoted to relativistic wave equations and field theory. Difficult concepts are introduced gradually, and the theory is applied to physically interesting problems.
After an introductory chapter on the formation of quantum mechanics, the treatment advances to examinations of the quantum theory of the free electromagnetic field, the interaction of radiation and matter, second quantization, the interaction of quantized fields, and quantum electrodynamics. Additional topics include the theory of beta decay, particles that interact among themselves, quasi particles in plasmas and metals, and the problem of infinities in quantum electrodynamics. The Appendix contains selected answers to problems that appear throughout the text.

About this title

About the Author

Edward G. Harris was a Benford Foundation Distinguished Professor of Physics. He taught at the University of Tennessee for 37 years and also served as a consultant to Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0486780228
• ISBN 13: 9780486780221
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192