Advanced Topics in Quantum Field Theory (Hardcover)

Mikhail Shifman

ISBN 10: 1108840426 / ISBN 13: 9781108840422

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2022

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Hardcover. Quantum field theory is the basis of our modern description of physical phenomena at the fundamental level. This systematic and comprehensive text 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. This Second Edition is revised to include topics developed in the last decade, including higher-form global symmetries and their applications, anomalies in supersymmetric theories beyond FerraraZumino, and non-Abelian supersymmetric vortex strings. A new final part is added, presenting more than 90 problems with detailed solutions, allowing students to check their understanding of the acquired knowledge and providing extra details to supplement the main text descriptions. This an indispensable book for graduate students and researchers in theoretical physics. The Second Edition of this systematic, comprehensive text is revised to include topics developed in the last decade. A new final part presents more than 90 problems with detailed solutions, making this an indispensable book for graduate students and researchers in theoretical physics. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Advanced Topics in Quantum Field Theory (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108840426
• ISBN 13: 9781108840422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Quantum field theory is the basis of our modern description of physical phenomena at the fundamental level. This systematic and comprehensive text 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. This Second Edition is revised to include topics developed in the last decade, including higher-form global symmetries and their applications, anomalies in supersymmetric theories beyond Ferrara–Zumino, and non-Abelian supersymmetric vortex strings. A new final part is added, presenting more than 90 problems with detailed solutions, allowing students to check their understanding of the acquired knowledge and providing extra details to supplement the main text descriptions. This an indispensable book for graduate students and researchers in theoretical physics.

About the Author

Mikhail Shifman is the Ida Cohen Fine Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Minnesota. He was awarded the 1999 Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics, the 2006 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize and the 2016 Dirac Medal and Prize for outstanding contributions to physics. In 2018, he was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences.