Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell

Anthony Zee

ISBN 10: 0521550025 / ISBN 13: 9780521550024

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2010

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Very Good: The Book shows mild wear to the extremities and just a touch of rubbing to the laminate panels; faint smudges to the outside edges of the text block; several pages mid-text have been lightly nudged right at the upper corner tip causing a faint crease; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Small 4to (10.25 x 7.25 x 1.6 inches) . Appendices. Index. Language: English. Weight: 49.1 ounces. Black Laminate pictorial boards with blue and white titles at the front panel and backstrip. Pictorial front panel. Second Edition (2010) ; 7th Printing. The first edition was published in 2003. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards. Since it was first published in 2003, Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell has quickly established itself as the most accessible and comprehensive introduction to this profound and deeply fascinating area of theoretical physics. Now in this fully revised and expanded edition, A. Zee covers the latest advances while providing a solid conceptual foundation for students to build on, making this the most up-to-date and modern textbook on quantum field theory available. This expanded edition features several additional chapters, as well as an entirely new section describing recent developments in quantum field theory such as gravitational waves, the helicity spinor formalism, on-shell gluon scattering, recursion relations for amplitudes with complex momenta, and the hidden connection between Yang-Mills theory and Einstein gravity. Zee also provides added exercises, explanations, and examples, as well as detailed appendices, solutions to selected exercises, and suggestions for further reading. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; xxvi, 576 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
• Publication Date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521550025
• ISBN 13: 9780521550024
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Edition; 7th Printing Thus.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued

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Synopsis

In this second volume of The Quantum Theory of Fields, available for the first time in paperback, Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg continues his masterly expoistion of quantum theory. Volume 2 provides an up-to-date and self-contained account of the methods of quantum field theory, and how they have led to an understanding of the weak, strong, and electromagnetic interactions of the elementary particles. The presentation of modern mathematical methods is throughout interwoven with accounts of the problems of elementary particle physics and condensed matter physics to which they have been applied. Exercises are included at the end of each chapter.

Book Description

In "The Quantum Theory of Fields" Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg combines his exceptional physical insight with his gift for clear exposition to provide a self-contained, comprehensive, and up-to-date introduction to quantum field theory. The development is fresh and logical, with each step carefully motivated by what has gone before. The presentation of modern mathematical methods is throughout interwoven with accounts of applications in both elementary particle and condensed matter physics . It contains much original material, and is peppered with examples and insights drawn from the author's experience as a leader of elementary particle research. Problems are included at the end of each chapter.