Gauge Field Theories

Spin One and Spin Two: 100 Years After General Relativity

Gunter Scharf, Paul Buhle

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Dover Publications Inc.
20 July 2016

Mathematics & Sciences; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)

One of the main problems of theoretical physics concerns the unification of gravity with quantum theory. This monograph examines unification by means of the appropriate formulation of quantum gauge invariance. Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of physics, the treatment requires a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics.

Opening chapters introduce the free quantum fields and prepare the field for the gauge structure, describing the inductive construction of the time-ordered products by causal perturbation theory. The analysis of causal gauge invariance follows, with considerations of massless and massive spin-1 gauge fields. Succeeding chapters explore the construction of spin-2 gauge theories, concluding with an examination of nongeometric general relativity that offers an innovate approach to gravity and cosmology.

By: Gunter Scharf, Paul Buhle
Imprint: Dover Publications Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 472g
ISBN: 9780486805245
ISBN 10: 0486805247
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 20 July 2016
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Gunter Scharf is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Zurich. His other Dover book is the third edition of Finite Quantum Electrodynamics: The Causal Approach.