Field theory: a path integral approach
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1. Verfasser: Das, Ashok (VerfasserIn)
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Veröffentlicht: Singapore World Scientific Pub. ©2006
Ausgabe:2nd ed
Schriftenreihe:World Scientific lecture notes in physics v. 75
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Introduction. 1.1. Particles and fields. 1.2. Metric and other notations. 1.3. Functionals. 1.4. Review of quantum mechanics. 1.5. References -- 2. Path integrals and quantum mechanics. 2.1. Basis states. 2.2. Operator ordering. 2.3. The classical limit. 2.4. Equivalence with the Schrödinger equation. 2.5. Free particle. 2.6. References -- 3. Harmonic oscillator. 3.1. Path integral for the Harmonic oscillator. 3.2. Method of Fourier transform. 3.3. Matrix method. 3.4. The classical action. 3.5. References -- 4. Generating functional. 4.1. Euclidean rotation. 4.2. Time ordered correlation functions. 4.3. Correlation functions in definite states. 4.4. Vacuum functional. 4.5. Anharmonic oscillator. 4.6. References -- 5. Path integrals for fermions. 5.1. Fermionic oscillator. 5.2. Grassmann variables. 5.3. Generating functional. 5.4. Feynman propagator. 5.5. The fermion determinant. 5.6. References --
- 6. Supersymmetry. 6.1. Supersymmetric oscillator. 6.2. Supersymmetric quantum mechanics. 6.3. Shape invariance. 6.4. Example. 6.5. Supersymmetry and singular potentials. 6.6. References -- 7. Semi-classical methods. 7.1. WKB approximation. 7.2. Saddle point method. 7.3. Semi-classical methods in path integrals. 7.4. Double well potential. 7.5. References -- 8. Path integral for the double well. 8.1. Instantons. 8.2. Zero modes. 8.3. The instanton integral. 8.4. Evaluating the determinant. 8.5. Multi-instanton contributions. 8.6. References -- 9. Path integral for relativistic theories. 9.1. Systems with many degrees of freedom. 9.2. Relativistic scalar field theory. 9.3. Feynman rules. 9.4. Connected diagrams. 9.5. References -- 10. Effective action. 10.1. The classical field. 10.2. Effective action. 10.3. Loop expansion. 10.4. Effective potential at one loop. 10.5. References --
- 11. Invariances and their consequences. 11.1. Symmetries of the action. 11.2. Noether's theorem. 11.3. Complex scalar field. 11.4. Ward identities. 11.5. Spontaneous symmetry breaking. 11.6. Goldstone theorem. 11.7. References -- 12. Gauge theories. 12.1. Maxwell theory. 12.2. Non-Abelian gauge theory. 12.3. Path integral for gauge theories. 12.4. BRST invariance. 12.5. Ward identities. 12.6. References -- 13. Anomalies. 13.1. Anomalous ward identity. 13.2. Schwinger model. 13.3. References -- 14. Systems at finite temperature. 14.1. Statistical mechanics. 14.2. Critical exponents. 14.3. Harmonic oscillator. 14.4. Fermionic oscillator. 14.5. References -- 15. Ising model. 15.1. One dimensional Ising model. 15.2. The partition function. 15.3. Two dimensional Ising model. 15.4. Duality. 15.5. High and low temperature expansions. 15.6. Quantum mechanical model. 15.7. Duality in the quantum system. 15.8. References
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