Sunny Y Auyang

How Is Quantum Field Theory Possible? (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Quantum field theory (QFT) combines quantum mechanics with Einstein's special theory of relativity and underlies elementary particle physics. This book presents a philosophical analysis of QFT.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 1995
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780195357615
• Artikelnr.: 38130929

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Nonrelativistic quantum mechanics
2: Relativity and symmetries
3: Quantum field theory
4: Objects of experiences: Quantum states-observables-statistics
5: The event-structure and the spatio-temporal order: local fields
6: Explicit relations and the causal order: Interacting fields
7: Epilogue
Appendix A: Measurement and probability: Quantity, quality, modality
Appendix B: Fiber bundles
Appendix C: The cosmic and the microscopic: An application
Notes
Bibliography