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A prelude to quantum field theory /

"A Prelude to Quantum Field Theory offers a short introduction to quantum field theory (QFT), a powerful framework for understanding particle behavior that is an essential tool across many subfields of physics. A subject that is typically taught at the graduate level in most physics departments...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Donoghue, John, 1950- (Author), Sorbo, Lorenzo, 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2022].
Subjects:
Quantum field theory.
SCIENCE > Physics > Quantum Theory.
Table of Contents:
  • Why quantum field theory?
  • Quanta
  • Developing free field theory
  • Interactions
  • Feynman rules
  • Calculating
  • Introduction to renormalization
  • Path integrals
  • A short guide to the rest of the story.