Methods of Contemporary Gauge Theory (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 3, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 429
ISBN-13: 9780521022156
Subjects: Theoretical methods; Science; Science/Mathematics; General; Mathematical Physics; Nuclear Physics; Gauge fields (Physics); Gauge fields (Physics) Gauge fields (Physics); Mathematics-General; Science / Mathematical Physics; Science / Nuclear Physics; Science-Mathematical Physics
First sentence: The operator calculus developed by Feynman [Fey51] makes it possible to represent functions of (noncommuting) operators as path integrals, with the integrand being the path-ordered exponential of operators, the order of which is controlled by a parameter that varies along the trajectory.