Description
Book SynopsisThis is an introduction to the mathematical foundations of quantum field theory, using operator algebraic methods and emphasizing the link between the mathematical formulations and related physical concepts. It starts with a general probabilistic description of physics, which encompasses both classical and quantum physics. The basic key physical notions are clarified at this point. It then introduces operator algebraic methods for quantum theory, and goes on to discuss the theory of special relativity, scattering theory, and sector theory in this context.
Trade Review'the self-contained monograph provides an introduction suitable for mathematics graduates to the basic properties of quantum fields' Aslib
Table of ContentsStates and observables ; Quantum theory ; The relativistic symmetry ; Local observables ; Scattering theory ; Sector theory ; Appendix A: Hilbert space and operators ; Appendix B: Operator algebras ; Appendix C: Free fields
