Mark Burgess

Classical Covariant Fields (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This 2002 book discusses the classical foundations of field theory, using the language of variational methods and covariance. It explores the limits of what can be achieved with purely classical notions, and shows how these have a deep and important connection with the second quantized field theory, which follows on from the Schwinger Action Principle. The book takes a pragmatic view of field theory, focusing on issues which are usually omitted from quantum field theory texts and cataloging results which are often hard to find in the literature. Care is taken to explain how results arise and how to interpret them physically, for graduate students starting out in the field. Many physical examples are provided, making the book an ideal supplementary text for courses on elementary field theory, group theory and dynamical systems. It will also be a valuable reference for researchers already working in these and related areas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511030215
• Artikelnr.: 56704438

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Part I. Fields: 1. Introduction
2. The electromagnetic field
3. Field parameters
4. The action principle
5. Classical field dynamics
6. Statistical interpretation of the field
7. Examples and applications
Part II. Groups and Fields: 8. Field transformations
9. Spacetime transformations
10. Kinematical and dynamical transformations
11. Position and momentum
12. Charge and current
13. The non-relativistic limit
14. Unified kinematics and dynamics
15. Epilogue: quantum field theory
Part III. Reference: A Compendium of Fields: 16. Gallery of definitions
17. The Schrödinger field
18. The real Klein Gordon field
19. The complex Klein Gordon field
20. The Dirac field
21. The Maxwell radiation field
22. The massive Proca field
23. Non-Abelian fields
24. Chern-Simons theories
25. Gravity as a field theory
Part IV. Appendices.