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020 _a9781139013352 (ebook)
020 _z9780521190848 (hardback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQC174.46
_b.S55 2012
082 0 0 _a530.14/3
_223
100 1 _aShifman, Mikhail A.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAdvanced topics in quantum field theory :
_ba lecture course /
_cM. Shifman.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2012.
300 _a1 online resource (xvii 622 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: Part I. Before Supersymmetry: 1. Phases of gauge theories; 2. Kinks and domain walls; 3. Vortices and flux tubes (strings); 4. Monopoles and skyrmions; 5. Instantons; 6. Isotropic ferromagnet: O(3) sigma model and extensions; 7. False vacuum decay and related topics; 8. Chiral anomaly; 9. Confinement in 4D gauge theories and models in lower dimensions; Part II. Introduction to Supersymmetry: 10. Basics of supersymmetry with emphasis on gauge theories; 11. Supersymmetric solitons; References; Index.
520 _aSince the advent of Yang-Mills theories and supersymmetry in the 1970s, quantum field theory - the basis of the modern description of physical phenomena at the fundamental level - has undergone revolutionary developments. This is the first systematic and comprehensive text devoted specifically to modern field theory, bringing readers to the cutting edge of current research. The book emphasizes nonperturbative phenomena and supersymmetry. It includes a thorough discussion of various phases of gauge theories, extended objects and their quantization, and global supersymmetry from a modern perspective. Featuring extensive cross-referencing from traditional topics to recent breakthroughs in the field, it prepares students for independent research. The side boxes summarizing the main results and over 70 exercises make this an indispensable book for graduate students and researchers in theoretical physics.
650 0 _aQuantum field theory.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521190848
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139013352
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_d519874