This 2002 book discusses the classical foundations of field theory, using the language of variational methods and covariance. It explores the limits of what can be achieved with purely classical notions, and shows how these have a deep and important connection with the second quantized field theory, which follows on from the Schwinger Action Principle. The book takes a pragmatic view of field theory, focusing on issues which are usually omitted from quantum field theory texts and cataloging results which are often hard to find in the literature. Care is taken to explain how results arise and…mehr
This 2002 book discusses the classical foundations of field theory, using the language of variational methods and covariance. It explores the limits of what can be achieved with purely classical notions, and shows how these have a deep and important connection with the second quantized field theory, which follows on from the Schwinger Action Principle. The book takes a pragmatic view of field theory, focusing on issues which are usually omitted from quantum field theory texts and cataloging results which are often hard to find in the literature. Care is taken to explain how results arise and how to interpret them physically, for graduate students starting out in the field. Many physical examples are provided, making the book an ideal supplementary text for courses on elementary field theory, group theory and dynamical systems. It will also be a valuable reference for researchers already working in these and related areas.
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Inhaltsangabe
Foreword Part I. Fields: 1. Introduction 2. The electromagnetic field 3. Field parameters 4. The action principle 5. Classical field dynamics 6. Statistical interpretation of the field 7. Examples and applications Part II. Groups and Fields: 8. Field transformations 9. Spacetime transformations 10. Kinematical and dynamical transformations 11. Position and momentum 12. Charge and current 13. The non-relativistic limit 14. Unified kinematics and dynamics 15. Epilogue: quantum field theory Part III. Reference: A Compendium of Fields: 16. Gallery of definitions 17. The Schrödinger field 18. The real Klein Gordon field 19. The complex Klein Gordon field 20. The Dirac field 21. The Maxwell radiation field 22. The massive Proca field 23. Non-Abelian fields 24. Chern-Simons theories 25. Gravity as a field theory Part IV. Appendices.
Foreword Part I. Fields: 1. Introduction 2. The electromagnetic field 3. Field parameters 4. The action principle 5. Classical field dynamics 6. Statistical interpretation of the field 7. Examples and applications Part II. Groups and Fields: 8. Field transformations 9. Spacetime transformations 10. Kinematical and dynamical transformations 11. Position and momentum 12. Charge and current 13. The non-relativistic limit 14. Unified kinematics and dynamics 15. Epilogue: quantum field theory Part III. Reference: A Compendium of Fields: 16. Gallery of definitions 17. The Schrödinger field 18. The real Klein Gordon field 19. The complex Klein Gordon field 20. The Dirac field 21. The Maxwell radiation field 22. The massive Proca field 23. Non-Abelian fields 24. Chern-Simons theories 25. Gravity as a field theory Part IV. Appendices.
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