| A Philosophical Approach to Quantum Field Theory Contributor(s): Öttinger, Hans Christian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108415113 ISBN-13: 9781108415118 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $55.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational - Science | Waves & Wave Mechanics |
| Dewey: 530.143 |
| LCCN: 2017035063 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 7.26" W x 10.27" (1.58 lbs) 270 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text presents an intuitive and robust mathematical image of fundamental particle physics based on a novel approach to quantum field theory, which is guided by four carefully motivated metaphysical postulates. In particular, the book explores a dissipative approach to quantum field theory, which is illustrated for scalar field theory and quantum electrodynamics, and proposes an attractive explanation of the Planck scale in quantum gravity. Offering a radically new perspective on this topic, the book focuses on the conceptual foundations of quantum field theory and ontological questions. It also suggests a new stochastic simulation technique in quantum field theory which is complementary to existing ones. Encouraging rigor in a field containing many mathematical subtleties and pitfalls this text is a helpful companion for students of physics and philosophers interested in quantum field theory, and it allows readers to gain an intuitive rather than a formal understanding. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ottinger, Hans Christian: - Hans Christian Öttinger is Professor of Polymer Physics at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich (ETH Zürich). His research is focused on developing a general framework of nonequilibrium thermodynamics as a tool for describing dissipative classical and quantum systems. |