Table Of ContentEditorial Foreword by Hans A. BethePrefacePart One: The One-Particle Equations1. Quantum Mechanics and Symmetry Principles2. The Lorentz Group3. The Klein-Gordon Equation4. The Dirac Equation5. The Zero Mass EquationsPart Two: Second Quantization6. Second Quantization: Nonrelativistic Theory7. Relativistic Fock Space Methods8. Quantization of the Dirac Field9. Quantization of the Electromagnetic FieldPart Three: The Theory of Interacting Fields10. Interaction Between Fields11. The Formal Theory of Scattering12. Simple Field Theoretic Models13. Reduction of S Matrix14. Feynman Diagrams15. Quantum Electrodynamics16. Quantitative Renormalization TheoryPart Four: Formal Developments17. The Heisenberg Picture18. The Axiomatic FormulationProblemsSuggested Further ReadingReferencesIndexCompendium of Useful Formulae
Synopsis"Complete, systematic, self-contained...the usefulness and scope of application of such a work is enormous...combines thorough knowledge with a high degree of didactic ability and a delightful style."--Mathematical Reviews In a relatively simple presentation that remains close to familiar concepts, this text for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students introduces the modern developments of quantum field theory. Starting with a review of the one-particle relativistic wave equations, it proceeds to a second-quantized description of a system of n particles, examines the restriction that symmetries impose on Lagrangians, and analyzes simple models of field theories. Additional topics include the Feynman-Dyson perturbation treatment of relativistic field theories, the formulation of field theory in the Heisenberg picture, the axiomatic formulation of field theory, and dispersion theoretic methods. 1961 ed., In a relatively simple presentation that remains close to familiar concepts, this text for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students introduces modern developments of quantum field theory. "Combines thorough knowledge with a high degree of didactic ability and a delightful style." -- Mathematical Reviews. 1961 edition., Complete, systematic, and self-contained, this text introduces modern quantum field theory. "Combines thorough knowledge with a high degree of didactic ability and a delightful style." -- "Mathematical Reviews." 1961 edition., Complete, systematic, and self-contained, this text introduces modern quantum field theory. "Combines thorough knowledge with a high degree of didactic ability and a delightful style." -- Mathematical Reviews. 1961 edition., Complete, systematic, and self-contained, this text introduces modern quantum field theory. "Combines thorough knowledge with a high degree of didactic ability and a delightful style." - Mathematical Reviews. 1961 edition.