A philosophical approach to quantum field theory / Hans Christian Öttinger, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich.
Material type: TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 260 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781108227667 (ebook)
- 530.14/3 23
- QC174.45 .O89 2017
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Approach to quantum field theory -- Scalar field theory -- Quantum electrodynamics -- Perspectives.
This text presents an intuitive and robust mathematical image of fundamental particle physics based on a novel approach to quantum field theory, which is guided by four carefully motivated metaphysical postulates. In particular, the book explores a dissipative approach to quantum field theory, which is illustrated for scalar field theory and quantum electrodynamics, and proposes an attractive explanation of the Planck scale in quantum gravity. Offering a radically new perspective on this topic, the book focuses on the conceptual foundations of quantum field theory and ontological questions. It also suggests a new stochastic simulation technique in quantum field theory which is complementary to existing ones. Encouraging rigor in a field containing many mathematical subtleties and pitfalls this text is a helpful companion for students of physics and philosophers interested in quantum field theory, and it allows readers to gain an intuitive rather than a formal understanding.
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