Dewey Class |
530.15 (DDC 23) |
Title |
Quantum fields : from the Hubble to the Planck Scale ([Ebook]) / Michael Kachelriess |
Author |
Kachelriess, Michael |
Other name(s) |
Oxford Scholarship Online |
Publication |
Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press , 2018 |
Physical Details |
1 online resource (xv, 528 pages) |
Series |
Oxford graduate texts |
ISBN |
9780191841330 |
Note |
Print publication date: 2017. - Print ISBN-13: 9780198802877. - Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: February 2018 |
Summary Note |
This book introduces quantum field theory, together with its most important applications to cosmology and astroparticle physics, in a coherent framework. The path-integral approach is employed right from the start, and the use of Green functions and generating functionals is illustrated first in quantum mechanics and then in scalar field theory. Massless spin one and two fields are discussed on an equal footing, and gravity is presented as a gauge theory in close analogy with the Yang–Mills case. Concepts relevant to modern research such as helicity methods, effective theories, decoupling, or the stability of the electroweak vacuum are introduced. Various applications such as topological defects, dark matter, baryogenesis, processes in external gravitational fields, inflation and black holes help students to bridge the gap between undergraduate courses and the research literature.: |
Mode of acces to digital resource |
Digital reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018. 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 available only for subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users) |
Internet Site |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198802877.001.0001 |
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