Functional Methods in Quantum Field Theory and Statistical Physics
Publisher: CRC
Published: July 28, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9789056990350
Subjects: Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids); Quantum physics (quantum mechanics); Theoretical methods; Thermodynamics & statistical physics; Science/Mathematics; Quantum field theory; Science; Waves & Wave Mechanics; Mechanics - General; Physics; Science / Mechanics; Functional analysis; Quantum statistics
First sentence: In classical physics the dynamics of a system with a finite number of degress of freedom are determined by the Lagrangian L, which is given as a function of the generalized coordinates q = {q1...qn} and velocities q1 = tqi.