Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model (Hardcover)

Providing a comprehensive introduction to quantum field theory, this textbook covers the development of particle physics from its foundations to the discovery of the Higgs boson. Its combination of clear physical explanations, with direct connections to experimental data, and mathematical rigor make the subject accessible to students with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. Assuming only an undergraduate-level understanding of quantum mechanics, the book steadily develops the Standard Model and state-of-the art calculation techniques. It includes multiple derivations of many important results, with modern methods such as effective field theory and the renormalization group playing a prominent role. Numerous worked examples and end-of-chapter problems enable students to reproduce classic results and to master quantum field theory as it is used today. Based on a course taught by the author over many years, this book is ideal for an introductory to advanced quantum field theory sequence or for independent study.

本教科書提供了對量子場論的全面介紹，涵蓋了從基礎到發現希格斯玻色子的粒子物理學的發展。它結合了清晰的物理解釋與實驗數據的直接聯繫，以及數學的嚴謹性，使得這個主題對具有各種背景和興趣的學生來說都易於理解。本書假設讀者只具備本科水平的量子力學理解，並逐步發展了標準模型和最新的計算技術。它包括多種重要結果的多個推導，現代方法如有效場論和重整化群在其中扮演著重要角色。大量的例題和章末問題使學生能夠重現經典結果並掌握當今的量子場論。本書基於作者多年的授課經驗，非常適合作為量子場論的入門到高級課程或獨立學習的教材。