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Gauge fields: an introduction to quantum theory/ L.D. Faddeev, A.A. Slavnov

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Frontiers in PhysicsPublication details: Redwood City, Calif.: Addison-Wesley, 1991Edition: 2ndDescription: 236 pages; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0201406349
  • 9780201406344
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23rd 530.1435 F144
Summary: This book is a compact, mathematically minded introduction to classical and quantum gauge field theory aimed at advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. The book develops the geometric and classical foundations of gauge fields, then introduces the path integral formulation and the quantization of non-Abelian (Yang–Mills) fields. It treats gauge fixing, the Faddeev–Popov procedure and ghosts, and shows how these ideas appear in perturbation theory and renormalization. Worked examples and formal derivations emphasize the connection between geometry and the quantum theory. The text closes with selected applications and pointers to more advanced topics, making it a useful bridge from classical field theory to the methods used in modern quantum field theory research.
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Books ISI Library, Kolkata 530.1435 F144 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Gifted by Prof. Ashim Roy  C27826
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Includes bibliography and index

This book is a compact, mathematically minded introduction to classical and quantum gauge field theory aimed at advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. The book develops the geometric and classical foundations of gauge fields, then introduces the path integral formulation and the quantization of non-Abelian (Yang–Mills) fields. It treats gauge fixing, the Faddeev–Popov procedure and ghosts, and shows how these ideas appear in perturbation theory and renormalization. Worked examples and formal derivations emphasize the connection between geometry and the quantum theory. The text closes with selected applications and pointers to more advanced topics, making it a useful bridge from classical field theory to the methods used in modern quantum field theory research.

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