1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910694543203321

Autore

Marshall Michael L

Titolo

The science and engineering workforce and national security [[electronic resource] /] / by Michael L. Marshall, Timothy Coffey, Fred E. Saalfeld, and Rita R. Colwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , [2004]

Collana

Defense horizons ; ; no. 39

Altri autori (Persone)

CoffeyTimothy

SaalfeldFred E

ColwellRita R. <1934->

Soggetti

Engineers - United States

National security - United States

Science and state - United States

Scientists - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed July 8, 2004).

"April 2004."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254628603321

Autore

Padmanabhan Thanu

Titolo

Quantum Field Theory : The Why, What and How / / by Thanu Padmanabhan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-28173-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 283 p. 46 illus., 44 illus. in color.)

Collana

Graduate Texts in Physics, , 1868-4513

Disciplina

530.143

Soggetti

Quantum field theory

String models

Particles (Nuclear physics)

Mathematical physics

Quantum Field Theories, String Theory

Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory

Mathematical Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

From Particles to Fields -- Disturbing the Vacuum -- From Fields to Particles -- Real Life I: Interactions -- Real Life II: Fermions and QED -- A Potpourri of Problems.

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes, in clear terms, the Why, What and the How of Quantum Field Theory. The raison d'etre of QFT is explained by starting from the dynamics of a relativistic particle and demonstrating how it leads to the notion of quantum fields. Non-perturbative aspects and the Wilsonian interpretation of field theory are emphasized right from the start. 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. Complementing the conceptual aspects, the book also develops all the relevant mathematical techniques in detail, leading e.g., to the computation of anomalous magnetic moment of the electron and the two-loop renormalisation of the self-interacting scalar field. It contains nearly a



hundred problems, of varying degrees of difficulty, making it suitable for both self-study and classroom use. .