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Path Integrals in Field Theory : an Introduction /

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This short and concise textbook is intended as a primer on path integral formalism both in classical and quantum field theories, although emphasis is on the latter. It is ideally suited as an intensive one-semester course, delivering the basics needed by readers to follow developments in field theor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mosel, Ulrich
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004.
Series:Advanced texts in physics.
Subjects:
Physics.
Mathematical physics.
Quantum theory.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Path Integral in Quantum Mechanics
  • Perturbation Theory
  • Generating Functionals
  • Path Integrals for Scalar Fields
  • Evaluation of Path Integrals
  • Green's Functions
  • Divergences in n-Point Functions
  • Green's Functions for Fermions
  • Interacting Fields
  • S-Matrix And Green's Functions
  • Path Integrals for Gauge Fields
  • Examples for Gauge Field Theories
  • Units and Metric
  • Classical Fields.