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Introduction to Quantum Field Theory with Applications to Quantum Gravity (Paperback)
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Introduction to Quantum Field Theory with Applications to Quantum Gravity (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Graduate Texts
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Applications of quantum field theoretical methods to gravitational
physics, both in the semiclassical and the full quantum frameworks,
require a careful formulation of the fundamental basis of quantum
theory, with special attention to such important issues as
renormalization, quantum theory of gauge theories, and especially
effective action formalism. The first part of this graduate
textbook provides both a conceptual and technical introduction to
the theory of quantum fields. The presentation is consistent,
starting from elements of group theory, classical fields, and
moving on to the effective action formalism in general gauge
theories. Compared to other existing books, the general formalism
of renormalization in described in more detail, and special
attention paid to gauge theories. This part can serve as a textbook
for a one-semester introductory course in quantum field theory. In
the second part, we discuss basic aspects of quantum field theory
in curved space, and perturbative quantum gravity. More than half
of Part II is written with a full exposition of details, and
includes elaborated examples of simplest calculations. All chapters
include exercises ranging from very simple ones to those requiring
small original investigations. The selection of material of the
second part is done using the "must-know" principle. This means we
included detailed expositions of relatively simple techniques and
calculations, expecting that the interested reader will be able to
learn more advanced issues independently after working through the
basic material, and completing the exercises.
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