Conceptual approach to quantum electrodynamics /

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"Version: 20251101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Mathematical background. 1. Vectors and tensors -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Vector calculus -- 1.3. Generalization of matrices into tensors -- 1.4. Geometric algebra -- 1.5. Group theory2. Differential equations and the Lagrangian formalism -- 2.1. Differential equations -- 2.2. Differential equations with several variables -- 2.3. Lagrangian formalism -- 2.4. Green's functions3. Computational tools -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Mathematical typing -- 3.3. Scientific programming -- 3.4. Mathematical computingpart II. Relativity and electromagnetism. 4. Electromagnetism -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Flow of charge and electronics -- 4.3. Electromagnetic theory -- 4.4. Development of classical electrodynamics5. Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Laws of thermodynamics -- 5.3. Introduction to statistical mechanics -- 5.4. Introduction to quantum statistical mechanics6. Quantum mechanics -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. A brief overview of quantum mechanics -- 6.3. Examples of quantum mechanical systems -- 6.4. Decay rates and scattering theory -- 6.5. Lagrangian formalism and fundamental interactions7. High energy physics and relativity -- 7.1. Brief overview of particle physics -- 7.2. A brief overview of special relativity -- 7.3. Interaction theory -- 7.4. Relativistic quantum mechanicspart III. Development of quantum electrodynamics. 8. Development of quantum electrodynamics -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Relativistic generalization of the Schr?odinger equation -- 8.3. Development of quantum field theory -- 8.4. Calculation of decay rates and cross-sections -- 8.5. A common language of field theory -- 9. Applications of quantum electrodynamics -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. QED and materials -- 9.3. Quantum statistical field theoriespart IV. Appendices.Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.This book will develop a conceptual background to understand the basis of quantum electrodynamics (QED) with a minimal mathematical background. However, it will not only give an idea of required mathematical background but assist to understand the basic mathematical techniques. It will also provide some frequently used mathematical relations all in one place and use them whenever needed. In this way, it will prepare beginners to learn QED and even help advanced level students in the field to fill in the conceptual gaps.Undergraduate students.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Samina Masood is a Professor of Physics at the University of Houston, Clear Lake. She currently teaches mathematical methods, university physics, modern astronomy, electrodynamics, physics of microbes, field theory, and quantum mechanics. Her research focuses on quantum field theory in hot and dense media and its applications. She is passionate about physics education as well.Title from PDF title page (viewed on December 1, 2025).

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1 online resource (various pagings) :illustrations (some color).

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9780750360548

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SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory.
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