The remarkable developments in differential topology and how these recent advances have been applied as a primary research tool in quantum field theory are presented here in a style reflecting the genuinely two-sided interaction between mathematical physics and applied mathematics. The author, following his previous work (Nash/Sen: Differential Topology for Physicists, Academic Press, 1983), covers elliptic differential and pseudo-differential operators, Atiyah-Singer index theory, topological quantum field theory, string theory, and knot theory. The explanatory approach serves to illuminate and clarify these theories for graduate students and research workers entering the field for the first time.
Key Features
* Treats differential geometry, differential topology, and quantum field theory
* Includes elliptic differential and pseudo-differential operators, Atiyah-Singer index theory, topological quantum field theory, string theory, and knot theory
* Tackles problems of quantum field theory using differential topology as a tool

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This text examines the statistical and quantitative techniques for performing calculations in quantum field theory. This first chapter -- a survey of renormalization, functional differentiation and integration, and the Schwinger-Dyson equations -- occupies about one third of the entire text. Most problems in quantum field theory can be formulated by using the functional methods described in this chapter.
Additional topics include dimensional regularization; the gauge and infrared properties of quantum electrodynamics; and asymptotic behavior and renormalization group methods. This text is largely self-contained and suitable for advanced graduate students of mathematical physics. Helpful reference features include an appendix, bibliography, and index.

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