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Edouard B. Manoukian Quantum Field Theory II Introductions to Quantum Gravity, Supersymmetry and String Theory Series: Graduate Texts in Physics
Offers a comprehensive coverage of modern quantum field theory Includes many problems at the end of each chapter and solutions at the end of the book No previous knowledge of general relativity is required and the necessary geometrical aspects are derived afresh Provides an elementary treatment of Loop Quantum Gravity This book takes a pedagogical approach to explaining quantum gravity, supersymmetry and string theory in a coherent way. Itis aimed at graduate students and researchers in quantum field theory and high-energy physics. The first part of the book introduces quantum gravity, without requiring previous knowledge of general relativity (GR). The necessary geometrical aspects are derived afresh leading to explicit general Lagrangians for gravity, including that of 1st ed. 2016, XV, 364 p. 30 illus. general relativity. The quantum aspect of gravitation, as described by the graviton, is introduced and perturbative quantum GR is discussed. The Schwinger-DeWitt formalism is developed to Printed book compute the one-loop contribution to the theory and renormalizability aspects of the Hardcover perturbative theory are also discussed. This follows by introducing only the very basics of a 79,99 € | £59.99 | $69.99 non-perturbative, background-independent, formulation of quantum gravity, referred to as “loop [1]85,59 € (D) | 87,99 € (A) | CHF quantum gravity”, which gives rise to a quantization of space. In the second part the author 94,50 introduces supersymmetry and its consequences. The generation of superfields is represented in detail. Supersymmetric generalizations of Maxwell’s Theory as well as of Yang-Mills field Softcover theory, and of the standard model are worked out. Spontaneous symmetry breaking, 79,99 € | £59.99 | $69.99 improvement of the divergence problem in supersymmetric field theory, and its role in the [1]85,59 € (D) | 87,99 € (A) | CHF hierarchy problem are covered. The unification of the fundamental constants in a 94,50 supersymmetric version of the standard model are then studied. Geometrical aspects necessary eBook to study supergravity are developed culminating in the derivation of its full action. The third 67,40 € | £47.99 | $54.99 part introduces string theory and the analysis of the spectra of the mass (squared) operator [2] 67,40 € (D) | 67,40 € (A) | CHF associated with the oscillating strings. 75,50 Available from your library or springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Printed eBook for just € | $ 24.99 springer.com/mycopy
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