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This book provides an introduction to Quantum Field Theory (QFT) at an elementary level\2014with only special relativity, electromagnetism and quantum mechanics as prerequisites. For this fresh approach to teaching QFT, based on numerous lectures and courses given by the authors, a representative sample of topics has been selected containing some of the more innovative, challenging or subtle concepts. They are presented with a minimum of technical details, the discussion of the main ideas being more important than the presentation of the typically very technical mathematical details necessary to obtain the final results. \00A0Special attention is given to the realization of symmetries in particle physics: global and local symmetries, explicit, spontaneously broken, and anomalous continuous symmetries, as well as discrete symmetries. Beyond providing an overview of the standard model of the strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions and the current understanding of the origin of mass, the text enumerates the general features of renormalization theory as well as providing a cursory description of effective field theories and the problem of naturalness in physics. Among the more advanced topics the reader will find are an outline of the first principles derivation of the CPT theorem and the spin-statistics connection. As indicated by the title, the main aim of this text is to motivate the reader to study QFT by providing a self-contained and approachable introduction to the most exciting and challenging aspects of this successful theoretical framework
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monografia Rebiun04512494 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun04512494 cr nn 008mamaa 111124s2012 gw | s |||| 0|eng d 9783642237287 978-3-642-23728-7 10.1007/978-3-642-23728-7 doi UR0340404 UPVA 996875057903706 UAM 991007719657704211 UPM 991005528290704212 UCAR 991007917907504213 PHQ bicssc SCI051000 bisacsh 539.72 23 Álvarez-Gaumé, Luis An Invitation to Quantum Field Theory Recurso electrónico-En línea] by Luis Alvarez-Gaumé, Miguel A. Vázquez-Mozo Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012 Berlin, Heidelberg Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg XI, 294 p. 91 illus. digital XI, 294 p. 91 illus. Lecture Notes in Physics 0075-8450 839 Physics and Astronomy (Springer-11651) Why Do We Need Quantum Field Theory After All? -- From Classical to Quantum Fields -- Theories and Lagrangian I: Matter Fields -- Theories and Lagrangian II: Introducing Gauge Fields -- Theories and Lagrangian II: The Standard Model -- Towards Computational Rules: Feynman Diagrams -- Symmetries Accesible sólo para usuarios de la UPV Recurso a texto completo This book provides an introduction to Quantum Field Theory (QFT) at an elementary level\2014with only special relativity, electromagnetism and quantum mechanics as prerequisites. For this fresh approach to teaching QFT, based on numerous lectures and courses given by the authors, a representative sample of topics has been selected containing some of the more innovative, challenging or subtle concepts. They are presented with a minimum of technical details, the discussion of the main ideas being more important than the presentation of the typically very technical mathematical details necessary to obtain the final results. \00A0Special attention is given to the realization of symmetries in particle physics: global and local symmetries, explicit, spontaneously broken, and anomalous continuous symmetries, as well as discrete symmetries. Beyond providing an overview of the standard model of the strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions and the current understanding of the origin of mass, the text enumerates the general features of renormalization theory as well as providing a cursory description of effective field theories and the problem of naturalness in physics. Among the more advanced topics the reader will find are an outline of the first principles derivation of the CPT theorem and the spin-statistics connection. As indicated by the title, the main aim of this text is to motivate the reader to study QFT by providing a self-contained and approachable introduction to the most exciting and challenging aspects of this successful theoretical framework Reproducción electrónica Forma de acceso: Web Physics Quantum theory Physics Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory Quantum Field Theories, String Theory Quantum Physics Vázquez-Mozo, Miguel A. SpringerLink (Servicio en línea) Springer eBooks Springer eBooks Printed edition 9783642237270 Lecture Notes in Physics 0075-8450 839