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Dynamical symmetry breaking in quantum field theories / V A Miransky.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Singapore ; World Scientific, ©1993.Description: xv, 533 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9789810215583
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.143 23 M672
Contents:
Ch. 1. The Theory of Free Fields and Nonequivalent Representations of the Canonical Commutation Relations in Field Theories -- Ch. 2. Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Condensed Matter. Superfluidity and Superconductivity -- Ch. 3. Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Relativistic Quantum Field Theory. General Consideration -- Ch. 4. Introduction to Chiral Dynamics -- Ch. 5. Nonlinear Realization of Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking -- Ch. 6. The Nambu-Jona-Lasinio Model. The First Acquaintance -- Ch. 7. The Effective Action Method in Quantum Field Theory -- Ch. 8. Effective Action for Composite Operators and Equations for Green's Functions on the Nonperturbative Vacuum -- Ch. 9. Dynamical Chiral Symmetry Breaking. General Consideration -- Ch. 10. Critical Coupling Constant in the Problem of Dynamical Chiral Symmetry Breaking in Gauge Theories -- Ch. 11. Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and Critical Phenomena -- Ch. 12. Dynamical Chiral Symmetry Breaking in QCD -- Ch. 13. Introduction to Electroweak Symmetry Breaking -- Ch. 14. New Technicolor Scenarios -- Ch. 15. Top Mode Standard Model and Beyond -- Appendix A Dirac Equation -- Appendix B Some Useful Formulas and Relations -- Appendix C Renormalization Schemes and Path Integral Representation for Green's Functions -- Appendix D The Dirac Equation with the Supercritical Coulomb Potential -- Appendix E The Calculation of the Determinant of the Dirac Operator.
Summary: Discusses differential aspects of dynamical symmetry breaking (DSB) in quantum field theory. Applications of DSB to such theories as chromo-dynamics and electroweak interactions are considered, and problems intimately connected with DSB (anomalies, effective lagrangian approach) are examined.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. The Theory of Free Fields and Nonequivalent Representations of the Canonical Commutation Relations in Field Theories --
Ch. 2. Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Condensed Matter. Superfluidity and Superconductivity --
Ch. 3. Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Relativistic Quantum Field Theory. General Consideration --
Ch. 4. Introduction to Chiral Dynamics --
Ch. 5. Nonlinear Realization of Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking --
Ch. 6. The Nambu-Jona-Lasinio Model. The First Acquaintance --
Ch. 7. The Effective Action Method in Quantum Field Theory --
Ch. 8. Effective Action for Composite Operators and Equations for Green's Functions on the Nonperturbative Vacuum --
Ch. 9. Dynamical Chiral Symmetry Breaking. General Consideration --
Ch. 10. Critical Coupling Constant in the Problem of Dynamical Chiral Symmetry Breaking in Gauge Theories --
Ch. 11. Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and Critical Phenomena --
Ch. 12. Dynamical Chiral Symmetry Breaking in QCD --
Ch. 13. Introduction to Electroweak Symmetry Breaking --
Ch. 14. New Technicolor Scenarios --
Ch. 15. Top Mode Standard Model and Beyond --
Appendix A Dirac Equation --
Appendix B Some Useful Formulas and Relations --
Appendix C Renormalization Schemes and Path Integral Representation for Green's Functions --
Appendix D The Dirac Equation with the Supercritical Coulomb Potential --
Appendix E The Calculation of the Determinant of the Dirac Operator.

Discusses differential aspects of dynamical symmetry breaking (DSB) in quantum field theory. Applications of DSB to such theories as chromo-dynamics and electroweak interactions are considered, and problems intimately connected with DSB (anomalies, effective lagrangian approach) are examined.

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