{"product_id":"quantization-of-gauge-systems-9780691037691","title":"Quantization of Gauge Systems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarts with Dirac's analysis showing that gauge theories are constrained Hamiltonian systems. This book is a systematic study of the classical and quantum theories of gauge systems. It discusses reducible gauge systems, and explains the relationship between BRST cohomology and gauge invariance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A useful reference for those interested in the formal aspects of constrained (i.e. gauge invariant) systems.\"--Physics World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrefaceAcknowledgmentsNotationsCh. 1Constrained Hamiltonian Systems3Ch. 2Geometry of the Constraint Surface48Ch. 3Gauge Invariance of the Action65Ch. 4Generally Covariant Systems102Ch. 5First-Class Constraints: Further Developments112Ch. 6Fermi Degrees of Freedom: Classical Mechanics over a Grassmann Algebra134Ch. 7Constrained Systems with Fermi Variables156Ch. 8Graded Differential Algebras - Algebraic Structure of the BRST Symmetry165Ch. 9BRST Construction in the Irreducible Case187Ch. 10BRST Construction in the Reducible Case205Ch. 11Dynamics of the Ghosts - Gauge-Fixed Action234Ch. 12The BRST Transformation in Field Theory253Ch. 13Quantum Mechanics of Constrained Systems: Standard Operator Methods272Ch. 14BRST Operator Method - Quantum BRST Cohomology296Ch. 15Path Integral for Unconstrained Systems333Ch. 16Path Integral for Constrained Systems380Ch. 17Antifield Formalism: Classical Theory407Ch. 18Antifield Formalism and Path Integral428Ch. 19Free Maxwell Theory. Abelian Two-Form Gauge Field455Ch. 20Complementary Material481Bibliography503Index515","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403697529175,"sku":"9780691037691","price":103.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691037691.jpg?v=1730484275","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/quantization-of-gauge-systems-9780691037691","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}