Methods of Contemporary Gauge Theory
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780521809115
Subjects: Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids); Particle & high-energy physics; Relativistic quantum mechanics & quantum field theory; Science; Gauge Theory; Science/Mathematics; General; Nuclear Physics; Science / Mathematical Physics; Physics; Gauge fields (Physics); 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.