| Description |
xxii, 535 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents: An Introduction to Modern Physics: Quantum Theory.- Classical Statistical Physics.- The Feynman-Kac Formula.- Correlation Inequalities and the Lee-Yang Theorem.- Phase transitions and Critical Points. Field Theory.- Appendix to Part 1: Hilbert Space Operators and Function Space Integrals.- Function Space Integrals: Covariance Operator = Green's Function = Resolvent Kernel = Euclidean Propagator = Fundamental Solution.- Quantization = Integration over Function Space. Calculus and Renormalization on Function Space.- Estimates Independent of Dimension.- Fields Without Cutoffs.- Regularity and Axioms. The Physics of Quantum Fields: Scattering Theory: Time-Dependent Methods.- Scattering Theory: Time-Independent Methods. The Magnetic Moment of the Electron. Phase Transition.- The U4 Critical Point.- The Cluster Expansion.- From Path Integrals to Quantum Mechanics.- The Polymer Expansion.- Random Walk Expansions.- Constructive Gauge Theory and Phase Cell Localization.- Other Directions.- Bibliography.- Index |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 472-527 |
| Subject |
Quantum field theory.
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Quantum theory.
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Statistical physics.
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| Author |
Jaffe, Arthur, 1937-
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| LC no. |
86031418 |
| ISBN |
0387964762 |
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0387964770 (paperback) |
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