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John C. Baez , Irving E. Segal and Zhengfang Zhou

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Introduction to Algebraic and Constructive Quantum Field Theory

This chapter is in the book Introduction to Algebraic and Constructive Quantum Field Theory

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Preface ix
Introduction xiii
1. The Free Boson Field 3
2. The Free Fermion Field 75
3. Properties of the Free Fields 96
4. Absolute Continuity and Unitary Implementability 118
5. C-Algebraic Quantization 142
6. Quantization of Linear Differential Equations 153
7. Renormalized Products of Quantum Fields 174
8. Construction of Nonlinear Quantized Fields 208
Appendix A. Principal Notations 251
Appendix Β. Universal Fields and the Quantization of Wave Equations 254
Glossary 258
Bibliography 281
Index 289

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Preface ix
Introduction xiii
1. The Free Boson Field 3
2. The Free Fermion Field 75
3. Properties of the Free Fields 96
4. Absolute Continuity and Unitary Implementability 118
5. C-Algebraic Quantization 142
6. Quantization of Linear Differential Equations 153
7. Renormalized Products of Quantum Fields 174
8. Construction of Nonlinear Quantized Fields 208
Appendix A. Principal Notations 251
Appendix Β. Universal Fields and the Quantization of Wave Equations 254
Glossary 258
Bibliography 281
Index 289

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