Waves, Particles and Fields - Introducing Quantum Field Theory

This book presents a background to the concepts of quantum physics; from its inception through to modern-day theories. It provides the necessary foundation for readers to then progress to more advanced texts on quantum field theory. It will be of interest to undergraduate students in physics and mathematics.

List of contents

1. Mathematics. 2. Waves. 3. Electromagnetic Waves. 4. Kinetic Theory of Gases. 5. Quantum Theory. 6. The Bohr Atom. 7. The New Quantum Theory. 8. Relativity. 9 Advanced Mathematics. 10 Relativistic Quantum Mechanics. 11 Probability Flow. 12 Wave Functions and Spinors. 13 Classical Field Theory. 14 Lorentz Invariance. 15 The Electromagnetic Field. 16 The Quantum Field. 17 Feynman Diagrams. 18 Conclusion.

About the author

Anthony Fischer-Cripps is an experienced lecturer in physics and a former senior scientist at CSIRO, Australian's national scientific research institution. Dr. Cripps has published several student books over the years as well as undertaking fundamental research in applied physics in the field of nanoindentation.

Summary

This book presents a background to the concepts of quantum physics; from its inception through to modern-day theories. It provides the necessary foundation for readers to then progress to more advanced texts on quantum field theory. It will be of interest to undergraduate students in physics and mathematics.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony C. Fischer-Cripps, Anthony C. (Fischer-Cripps Laborat Fischer-Cripps
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.06.2019
• EAN: 9780367198787
• ISBN: 978-0-367-19878-7
• No. of pages: 338
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Applied mathematics, Plasma Physics