Book Description
The applications of functional integral methods introduced in this text for solving a range of problems in quantum field theory will prove useful for students and researchers in theoretical physics and quantum field theory.
Author : R. J. Rivers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 35,15 MB
Release : 1988-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521368704
The applications of functional integral methods introduced in this text for solving a range of problems in quantum field theory will prove useful for students and researchers in theoretical physics and quantum field theory.
Author : Maxine Baca Zinn
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 29,82 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Psychology
ISBN :
This engaging collection of readings presents a multifaceted view of contemporary gender relations. Using other inequalities such as race, class, and sexual orientation as a prism of difference, the readings present gender as it is situated in sexual, racial-ethnic, social class, physical abilities, age, and national citizenship contexts. In addition to articles about men, women, and sexual, and immigrant diversity, this reader also includes works on gender and globalization. The editors introduce this wide-ranging collection with a provocative analytical introduction that sets the stage for understanding gender as a socially constructed experience. Takes a sociological perspective on contemporary gender relations. Emphasizes the theme of difference or how other inequalities such as race, class, or age affect our gendered experiences. Presents a discussion of women's and men's issues. Includes articles on international and transnational factors in addition to the articles on U.S. gender relations. For anyone interested in Sociology of Gender, Women's Studies, Gender Roles, Sociology of Women, Women in Society, Race, Class, and Gender, Diversity, Feminist Theory, and Social Inequality.
Author : Hagen Kleinert
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 1626 pages
File Size : 32,3 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9814273570
Topological restrictions. These are relevant to the understanding of the statistical properties of elementary particles and the entanglement phenomena in polymer physics and biophysics. The Chern-Simons theory of particles with fractional statistics (anyons) is introduced and applied to explain the fractional quantum Hall effect." "The relevance of path integrals to financial markets is discussed, and improvements of the famous Black-Scholes formula for option prices are developed which account for the fact that large market fluctuations occur much more frequently than in Gaussian distributions." --Book Jacket.
Author : Lukong Cornelius Fai
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 25,44 MB
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 1000349063
This book provides an ideal introduction to the use of Feynman path integrals in the fields of quantum mechanics and statistical physics. It is written for graduate students and researchers in physics, mathematical physics, applied mathematics as well as chemistry. The material is presented in an accessible manner for readers with little knowledge of quantum mechanics and no prior exposure to path integrals. It begins with elementary concepts and a review of quantum mechanics that gradually builds the framework for the Feynman path integrals and how they are applied to problems in quantum mechanics and statistical physics. Problem sets throughout the book allow readers to test their understanding and reinforce the explanations of the theory in real situations. Features: Comprehensive and rigorous yet, presents an easy-to-understand approach. Applicable to a wide range of disciplines. Accessible to those with little, or basic, mathematical understanding.
Author : Mark S. Swanson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 43,95 MB
Release : 2014-02-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486782301
Graduate-level, systematic presentation of path integral approach to calculating transition elements, partition functions, and source functionals. Covers Grassmann variables, field and gauge field theory, perturbation theory, and nonperturbative results. 1992 edition.
Author : M Chaichian
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 30,78 MB
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780750308021
The path integral approach has proved extremely useful for the understanding of the most complex problems in quantum field theory, cosmology, and condensed matter physics. Path Integrals in Physics: Volume II, Quantum Field Theory, Statistical Physics and other Modern Applications covers the fundamentals of path integrals, both the Wiener and Feynman types, and their many applications in physics. The book deals with systems that have an infinite number of degrees of freedom. It discusses the general physical background and concepts of the path integral approach used, followed by a detailed presentation of the most typical and important applications as well as problems with either their solutions or hints how to solve them. Each chapter is self-contained and can be considered as an independent textbook. It provides a comprehensive, detailed, and systematic account of the subject suitable for both students and experienced researchers.
Author : Jean Zinn-Justin
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 12,16 MB
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0198566751
Quantum field theory is hardly comprehensible without path integrals: the goal of this book is to introduce students to this topic within the context of ordinary quantum mechanics and non-relativistic many-body theory, before facing the problems associated with the more involved quantum field theory formalism.
Author : Kazuo Fujikawa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 35,90 MB
Release : 2004-04-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0198529139
The Feynman path integrals are becoming increasingly important in the applications of quantum mechanics and field theory. The path integral formulation of quantum anomalies, i.e. the quantum breaking of certain symmetries, can now cover all the known quantum anomalies in a coherent manner. In this book the authors provide an introduction to the path integral method in quantum field theory and its applications to the analyses of quantum anomalies. No previous knowledge of fieldtheory beyond the advanced undergraduate quantum mechanics is assumed. The book provides the first coherent introductory treatment of the path integral formulation of chiral and Weyl anomalies, with applications to gauge theory in two and four dimensions, conformal field theory and string theory. Explicitand elementary path integral calculations of most of the quantum anomalies covered are given. The conceptual basis of the path integral bosonization in two-dimensional theory, which may have applications to condensed matter theory, for example, is clarified. The book also covers the recent interesting developments in the treatment of fermions and chiral anomalies in lattice gauge theory.
Author : Lukong Cornelius Fai
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 36,70 MB
Release : 2019-06-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0429589417
Choice Recommended Title, February 2020 This book explores quantum field theory using the Feynman functional and diagrammatic techniques as foundations to apply Quantum Field Theory to a broad range of topics in physics. This book will be of interest not only to condensed matter physicists but physicists in a range of disciplines as the techniques explored apply to high-energy as well as soft matter physics. Features: Comprehensive and rigorous, yet presents an easy to understand approach Applicable to a wide range of disciplines Accessible to those with little, or basic, mathematical understanding
Author : Richard Phillips Feynman
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,31 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Quantum theory
ISBN : 9780071139489