TY - BOOK AU - Casalbuoni, Roberto TI - Introduction to quantum field theory SN - 9789814329347 U1 - 530.143 PY - 2011/// CY - New Jersey PB - World Scientific KW - Quantum field theory N1 - This book deals with quantum field theory, the language of modern elementary particles physics. Based on university lectures given by the author, this volume provides a detailed technical treatment of quantum field theory that is particularly useful for students; it begins with the quantization of the most important free fields, the scalar, the spin-1/2 and the photon fields, and is then followed by a detailed account of symmetry properties, including a discussion on global and local symmetries and the spontaneous breaking of symmetries. Perturbation theory, one-loop effects for quantum electrodynamics, and renormalization properties are also covered ER -