Instantons and Large N: An Introduction to Non-Perturbative Methods in Quantum Field Theory

by Marcos Mariño

This highly pedagogical textbook for graduate students in particle, theoretical and mathematical physics, explores advanced topics of quantum field theory. Clearly divided into two parts; the first focuses on instantons with a detailed exposition of instantons in quantum mechanics, supersymmetric quantum mechanics, the large order behavior of perturbation theory, and Yang-Mills theories, before moving on to examine the large N expansion in quantum...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107068525
• ISBN13: 9781107068520
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 9.7"