An introduction to quantum field theory
by Michael Edward Peskin · first published 1995
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fom lccn An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory is a textbook intended for the graduate physics course covering relativistic quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics, and Feynman diagrams. The authors make these subjects accessible through carefully worked examples illustrating the technical aspects of the subject, and intuitive explanations of what is going on behind the mathematics. After presenting the basics of quantum electrodynamics, the authors discuss the theory of renormalization and its relation to statistical mechanics, and introduce the renormalization group. This discussion s
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If you're interested in how these really work, a good place to start is Introduction to Elementary Particles by David Griffiths. For the full-strength stuff, go with An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory by Peskin and Schroeder.
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on “Ask HN: What are your favorite physics sites, documentaries, books?” ↗…Open University textbooks - Klauber, Student Friendly Quantum Field Theory - Feynman & Hibbs, Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals - Wald, General Relativity (5 chapters) - Peskin & Schroeder, An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (5 chapters) Not as bad as I felt before making the list, but underwhelming in terms of quantity. I intend to read a whole lot more in 2016.
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?” ↗he aim of putting my notes for “An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory by Peskin & Schroeder, Published 2018 by CRC Press” to this webpage is to fill the gap on the derivations that the authors of this book skipped.
on “An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory by Peskin and Schroeder” ↗Thanks again. Your suggestions led me to scan the QC174.45 shelves at a nearby university library. I settled on Maggiore's A Modern Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, which seems to be almost all Math.
on “LIGO black hole echoes hint at general-relativity breakdown” ↗I remember when I took my course of "Theoretical Physics" (so called, it was an Introduction to Quantum Field Theory in actuality) and I realized that particles do not exist. It was quite an enlightenment. Particles are a convenient description of Quantum Fields in the perturbative regime, but what Quantum Fields are…
on “Confessions of a Theoretical Physicist” ↗