The Quantum Theory of Fields v3 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521670555)

Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg continues his masterly exposition of quantum field theory. This third volume of The Quantum Theory of Fields presents a self-contained, up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to supersymmetry, a highly active area of theoretical physics that is likely to be at the center of future progress in the physics of elementary particles and gravitation. The text introduces and explains a broad range of topics, including supersymmetric algebras, supersymmetric field theories, extended supersymmetry, supergraphs, nonperturbative results, theories of supersymmetry in higher dimensions, and supergravity. A thorough review is given of the phenomenological implications of supersymmetry, including theories of both gauge and gravitationally-mediated supersymmetry breaking. Also provided is an introduction to mathematical techniques, based on holomorphy and duality, that have proved so fruitful in recent developments. This book contains much material not found in other books on supersymmetry, some of it published here for the first time. Problems are included.

Author: Steven Weinberg
ISBN-10: 0521670551
ISBN-13: 9780521670555
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/09/2005
Pages: 442
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.72lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.90w x 1.00d