Classical Covariant Fields

This 2002 book is for graduate students and researchers working on field theory, group theory and dynamical systems.

About the author

Mark Burgess is the CEO of Iceberg Digital, a multi-award winning software company for Estate and Letting agents. He is a best-selling business book author and is asked to speak regularly at both National and International events. In 2019, Mark was asked to host a TV show on Sky called 'Raising Your Game', where he would Interview other successful entrepreneurs to give hints, tips and hacks to businesses around the world. Mark has been featured on Forbes.com as one of the entrepreneurs in the world making a difference, has been a judge at the Business Book Awards, and has been nominated for a lifetime achievement award for his work in the Prop-tech industry.

Summary

This 2002 book discusses the classical foundations of field theory, using the language of variational methods and covariance, and relating the subject to quantum field theory. Ideal as a supplementary text for graduate courses on elementary field theory, group theory and dynamical systems. Also a valuable reference for researchers.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Burgess
• Assisted by: Peter Landshoff (Editor), D. R. Nelson (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.01.2013
• EAN: 9780521813631
• ISBN: 978-0-521-81363-1
• No. of pages: 552
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 250 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 1120 g
• Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathem
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works