A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical PhysicsA Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics invites its readers to a guided exploration of the theoretical ideas that shape our contemporary understanding of the physical world at the fundamental level. Its central themes, comprising space-time geometry and the general relativistic account of gravity, quantum field theory and the gauge theories of |
Contents
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Chapter 3 Classical Physics in Galilean and Minkowski Spacetimes | 45 |
Chapter 4 General Relativity and Gravitation | 97 |
Chapter 5 Quantum Theory | 141 |
Chapter 6 Second Quantization and Quantum Field Theory | 165 |
Chapter 7 Relativistic Wave Equations and Field Theories | 177 |
Chapter 8 Forces Connections and Gauge Fields | 221 |
Chapter 14 The Early Universe | 435 |
Chapter 15 An Introduction to String Theory | 499 |
Chapter 16 Gravity and Quantum Mechanics | 575 |
Some Snapshots of the Tour | 623 |
Appendix A Some Mathematical Notes | 641 |
Appendix B Some Elements of Group Theory | 651 |
Appendix C Natural Units | 665 |
Appendix D Scattering Cross Sections and Particle Decay Rates | 669 |
Chapter 9 Interacting Relativistic Field Theories | 241 |
Chapter 10 Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics | 279 |
Chapter 11 Phase Transitions | 311 |
Chapter 12 Unified Gauge Theories of the Fundamental Interactions | 341 |
Chapter 13 Solitons and So On | 401 |
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Back Cover | 686 |
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