Quantum Field Theory

Kazuhiko Nishijima (1926 – 2009) was a Japanese physicist who made significant contributions to particle physics. Until his death in 2009 he was Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University. He is most well-known for his work on the Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula, and the concept of strangeness. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1960 and 1961.Prof. Masud Chaichian and Dr. Anca Tureanu are physicists at University of Helsinki. They were close collaborators of Prof. Nishijima.Yuki Sato is Associate Professor at National Institute of Technology, Tokuyama College and visiting faculty member at Nagoya University.

• Elementary Particle Theory and Field Theory.- Canonical Formalism and Quantum Mechanics.- Quantisation of Free Fields.- Invariant Functions and Quantisation of Free Fields.- Indefinite Metric and Electromagnetic Field.- Quantisation of Interacting Systems.- Symmetries and Conservation Laws.- S-Matrix.- Cross Sections and Decay Widths.- Discrete Symmetries.- Green’s Functions.- Renormalisation Theory.- Classification of Hadrons and Models.- What is Gauge Theory?.- Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking.- Weinberg-Salam Model.- Path-Integral Method.- Quantisation of Gauge Fields via Path Integral Method.- Becchi-Rouet-Stora Transformations.- Renormalisation Group.- Theory of Confinement.- Anomalous Terms and Dispersion Theory.- Postface.- References.- Index.