Dewey Class |
530.143 (DDC 22) |
Title |
Path integrals and quantum anomalies ([Ebook]) / Kazuo Fujikawa and Hiroshi Suzuki. |
Author |
Fujikawa, Kazuo |
Added Personal Name |
Suzuki, Hiroshi, 1964 Jan. 7- |
Other name(s) |
Oxford Scholarship Online |
Publication |
Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press , 2007 |
Physical Details |
1 online resource |
Series |
International series of monographs on physics ; 122 |
ISBN |
9780191712821 |
Note |
Print publication date: 2004 . - Print ISBN-13: 9780198529132. - Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2007 |
Summary Note |
This book provides an introduction to the path integral formulation of quantum field theory and its applications to the analyses of symmetry breaking by the quantization procedure. This symmetry breaking is commonly called the ‘quantum anomaly’ or simply the ‘anomaly’, and this naming shows that the effect first appeared as an exceptional phenomenon in field theory. However, it is shown that this effect has turned out to be very fundamental in modern field theory. In the path integral formulation, it has been recognized that this effect arises from a non-trivial Jacobian in the change of path integral variables, namely, the path integral measure breaks certain symmetries. The study of the quantum anomaly attempts to bring about a better understanding of the basis of quantum theory and, consequently, it is a basic notion which could influence the entire quantum theory beyond field theory. The quantum anomaly is located at the border of divergence and convergence, though the quantum anomaly itself is perfectly finite, and thus closely related to the presence of an infinite number of degrees of freedom.: |
Mode of acces to digital resource |
Digital reproduction.. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. |
System details note |
Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscribing institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users) |
Internet Site |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198529132.001.0001 |
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