Path Integral Methods In Quantum Field Theory
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Path Integral Methods in Quantum Field Theory
Author: R. J. Rivers
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 1988-10-27
The applications of functional integral methods introduced in this text for solving a range of problems in quantum field theory will prove useful for students and researchers in theoretical physics and quantum field theory.
Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics, Statistics, Polymer Physics, and Financial Markets
Topological restrictions. These are relevant to the understanding of the statistical properties of elementary particles and the entanglement phenomena in polymer physics and biophysics. The Chern-Simons theory of particles with fractional statistics (anyons) is introduced and applied to explain the fractional quantum Hall effect." "The relevance of path integrals to financial markets is discussed, and improvements of the famous Black-Scholes formula for option prices are developed which account for the fact that large market fluctuations occur much more frequently than in Gaussian distributions." --Book Jacket.
Path Integrals and Quantum Processes
In a clearly written and systematic presentation, Path Integrals and Quantum Processes covers all concepts necessary to understand the path integral approach to calculating transition elements, partition functions, and source functionals. The book, which assumes only a familiarity with quantum mechanics, is ideal for use as a supplemental textbook in quantum mechanics and quantum field theory courses. Graduate and post-graduate students who are unfamiliar with the path integral will also benefit from this contemporary text. Exercise sets are interspersed throughout the text to facilitate self-study. - Explicates the relationship between the operator and path integral formulations of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory - Provides a systematic and detailed presentation of Grassmann variables - Covers Dirac's method of constraints and the relationship of ghosts, gauge invariance, and gauge conditions in gauge field theory - Includes applications to statistical mechanics, the effective action and potential, and anomaly analysis