Classical and Quantum Dynamics of Constrained Hamiltonian Systems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789814299640)

This book is an introduction to the field of constrained Hamiltonian systems and their quantization, a topic which is of central interest to theoretical physicists who wish to obtain a deeper understanding of the quantization of gauge theories, such as describing the fundamental interactions in nature. Beginning with the early work of Dirac, the book covers the main developments in the field up to more recent topics, such as the field-antifield formalism of Batalin and Vilkovisky, including a short discussion of how gauge anomalies may be incorporated into this formalism. All topics are well illustrated with examples emphasizing points of central interest. The book should enable graduate students to follow the literature on this subject without much problems, and to perform research in this field.

Author: Heinz J. Rothe, Klaus D. Rothe
ISBN-10: 9814299642
ISBN-13: 9789814299640
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2010
Pages: 316
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2010 pg. 41