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PublisherKarolinum Press

ISBN-108024657910

ISBN-139788024657912

eBay Product ID (ePID)3065850137

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Number of Pages344 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameLectures on Quantum Field Theory

SubjectPhysics / Quantum Theory

Publication Year2025

TypeTextbook

AuthorJiri Horejsi

Subject AreaScience

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight18.8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

SynopsisTwenty years of lectures on the quantum world by an esteemed physicist. This book covers the material of the two-semester quantum field theory course that Jirí Horejsí has taught at Charles University and Czech Technical University in Prague for over two decades. In the individual chapters, one may find the discussion of selected topics in relativistic quantum mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory; the dominant theme is quantum electrodynamics. The technique of Feynman diagrams is described in detail, along with methods of regularization and renormalization, including some basic applications. The selection of topics presented in the book is intended to provide the reader with the technical skills necessary for the subsequent study of theoretical particle physics. In keeping with the author's typical lecture style, the text contains many detailed explicit calculations to a degree not entirely typical in other available sources. With primary appeal for university students specializing in theoretical physics or nuclear and particle physics, it may also be useful for any scientifically minded reader seriously interested in the foundations of modern physics., The book covers the material of the two-semester course of quantum field theory that the author taught at Charles University and Czech Technical University in Prague for more than two decades. In the individual chapters one may find discussion of selected topics in relativistic quantum mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory; the dominant theme is quantum electrodynamics. The technique of Feynman diagrams is described in detail, as well as methods of regularization and renormalization, including some basic applications. The selection of the topics presented in the book is intended to provide the reader with the technical skills necessary for a subsequent study of theoretical particle physics. The text contains a lot of detailed explicit calculations in an extent not quite common in other available sources and this corresponds to the contents of the author's lectures. The readership is supposed to consist primarily of university students specializing in theoretical physics or nuclear and particle physics, but the publication may also be useful to any scientifically-minded reader seriously interested in the foundations of modern physics.