Advanced Topics in Quantum Field Theory: A Lecture Course - Hardcover

Shifman, M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521190843 ISBN 13: 9780521190848

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Since the advent of Yang-Mills theories and supersymmetry in the 1970s, quantum field theory - the basis of the modern description of physical phenomena at the fundamental level - has undergone revolutionary developments. This is the first systematic and comprehensive text devoted specifically to modern field theory, bringing readers to the cutting edge of current research. The book emphasizes nonperturbative phenomena and supersymmetry. It includes a thorough discussion of various phases of gauge theories, extended objects and their quantization, and global supersymmetry from a modern perspective. Featuring extensive cross-referencing from traditional topics to recent breakthroughs in the field, it prepares students for independent research. The side boxes summarizing the main results and over 70 exercises make this an indispensable book for graduate students and researchers in theoretical physics.

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Book Description

Devoted specifically to modern field theory, this is an indispensable book for graduate students and researchers in theoretical physics. It emphasizes nonperturbative phenomena and supersymmetry, and discusses various phases of gauge theories, extended objects and their quantization, and global supersymmetry from a modern perspective.

About the Author

Mikhail Shifman is the Ida Cohen Fine Professor of Physics at the University of Minnesota. He has been awarded the 1999 Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics and the 2006 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize for outstanding contributions to physics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521190843
• ISBN 13: 9780521190848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 642