Ebook: The Theory of Photons and Electrons: The Relativistic Quantum Field Theory of Charged Particles with Spin One-half
Author: J. M. Jauch F. Rohrlich (auth.)
- Tags: Quantum Physics, Quantum Information Technology Spintronics
- Series: Texts and Monographs in Physics
- Year: 1976
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
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Since the discovery of the corpuscular nature of radiation by Planck more than fifty years ago the quantum theory of radiation has gone through many stages of development which seemed to alternate between spectacular success and hopeless frustration. The most recent phase started in 1947 with the discovery of the electromagnetic level shifts and the realization that the exist ing theory, when properly interpreted, was perfectly adequate to explain these effects to an apparently unlimited degree of accuracy. This phase has now reached a certain conclusion: for the first time in the checkered history of this field of research it has become possible to give a unified and consistent presen tation of radiation theory in full conformity with the principles of relativity and quantum mechanics. To this task the present book is devoted. The plan for a book of this type was conceived during the year 1951 while the first-named author (J. M. J. ) held a Fulbright research scholarship at Cambridge University. During this year of freedom from teaching and other duties he had the opportunity of conferring with physicists in many different countries on the recent developments in radiation theory. The comments seemed to be almost unanimous that a book on quantum electrodynamics at the present time would be of inestimable value to physicists in many parts of the world. However, it was not until the spring of 1952 that work on the book began in earnest.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
General Principles....Pages 1-24
The Radiation Field....Pages 25-49
Relativistic Theory of Free Electrons....Pages 50-68
Interaction of Radiation with Electrons....Pages 69-81
Invariance Properties of the Coupled Fields....Pages 82-96
Subsidiary Condition and Longitudinal Field....Pages 97-116
The S-Matrix....Pages 117-143
Evaluation of the S-Matrix....Pages 144-169
The Divergences in the Iteration Solution....Pages 170-202
Renormalization....Pages 203-227
The Photon-Electron System....Pages 228-251
The Electron-Electron System....Pages 252-286
The Photon-Photon System....Pages 287-301
Theory of the External Field....Pages 302-326
External Field Problems....Pages 327-389
Special Problems....Pages 390-417
Back Matter....Pages 419-556
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
General Principles....Pages 1-24
The Radiation Field....Pages 25-49
Relativistic Theory of Free Electrons....Pages 50-68
Interaction of Radiation with Electrons....Pages 69-81
Invariance Properties of the Coupled Fields....Pages 82-96
Subsidiary Condition and Longitudinal Field....Pages 97-116
The S-Matrix....Pages 117-143
Evaluation of the S-Matrix....Pages 144-169
The Divergences in the Iteration Solution....Pages 170-202
Renormalization....Pages 203-227
The Photon-Electron System....Pages 228-251
The Electron-Electron System....Pages 252-286
The Photon-Photon System....Pages 287-301
Theory of the External Field....Pages 302-326
External Field Problems....Pages 327-389
Special Problems....Pages 390-417
Back Matter....Pages 419-556
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