Quantum Field Theory

The Why, What and How

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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This book describes, in clear terms, the Why, What and the How of Quantum Field Theory. Several interesting topics such as the Schwinger effect, Davies-Unruh effect, Casimir effect and spontaneous symmetry breaking introduce the reader to the elegance and breadth of applicability of field theoretical concepts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-02-16
Mått210 x 279 x 21 mm
Vikt928 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGraduate Texts in Physics
Antal sidor283
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319281711

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Thanu Padmanabhan, currently Distinguished Professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Pune, India, is a theoretical physicist whose research spans a wide variety of topics in gravitation, cosmology and quantum gravity. He has authored 10 books and about 250 papers and reviews, many of which have had significant impact in their fields. He was a Sackler Distinguished Astronomer of IoA, Cambridge, the President of the Cosmology Commission of the International Astronomical Union and the Chairman of the Astrophysics Commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics and the recipient of Padma Shri, the Presidential medal which is the fourth highest civilian honor in India.