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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jean Zinn-Justin |
| ISBN: | 0198566743 9780198566748 |
| OCLC Number: | 56964404 |
| Description: | xiii, 318 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Gaussian integrals -- 2. Path integrals in quantum mechanics -- 3. Partition function and spectrum -- 4. Classical and quantum statistical physics -- 5. Path integrals and quantization -- 6. Path integrals and holomorphic formalism -- 7. Path integrals : fermions -- 8. Barrier penetration : semi-classical approximation -- 9. Quantum evolution and scattering matrix -- 10. Path integrals in phase space -- App. Quantum mechanics : minimal background. |
| Series Title: | Oxford graduate texts. |
| Responsibility: | J. Zinn-Justin. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Path integrals have allowed us to establish a direct mathematical relation between the theory of ordinary phase transitions and quantum field theory. This book introduces students to this topic within the context of ordinary quantum mechanics and non-relativistic many-body theory.
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<br>"Zinn-Justin describes this alternate point of view that has proven very useful in quantum field theory and its applications from particle physics to phase transitions or properties of quantum gases. He begins by introducing,""--SciTech Book News<p><br> Read more...
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