000			01571 a2200181 4500
003			OSt
020			_a9780521195478
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a530.143 _bB912i
100			_aBurgess, C. P.
245			_aIntroduction to effective field theory _bthinking effectively about hierarchies of scale _cC. P. Burgess
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2021 _aCambridge
300			_axxi, 641p
520			_aUsing examples from across the sub-disciplines of physics, this introduction shows why effective field theories are the language in which physical laws are written. The tools of effective field theory are demonstrated using worked examples from areas including particle, nuclear, atomic, condensed matter and gravitational physics. To bring the subject within reach of scientists with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests, there are clear physical explanations, rigorous derivations, and extensive appendices on background material, such as quantum field theory. Starting from undergraduate-level quantum mechanics, the book gets to state-of-the-art calculations using both relativistic and nonrelativistic few-body and many-body examples, and numerous end-of-chapter problems derive classic results not covered in the main text. Graduate students and researchers in particle physics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, string theory, and mathematical physics more generally, will find this book ideal for both self-study and for organized courses on effective field theory.
650			_aField theory
942			_cBK
999			_c567259 _d567259