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7+ YearsPublisher | Cambridge University Press |
ISBN 13 | 9781108415118 |
ISBN 10 | 1108415113 |
Author | Hans Christian Oettinger |
Language | English |
Book 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. Book Description: A novel approach to quantum field theory guided by four carefully motivated metaphysical concepts, this text presents an intuitive and robust mathematical image of fundamental particle physics to create a helpful companion for students of physics and offer new perspectives to philosophers interested in quantum field theory. |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Philosophical Approach to Quantum Field Theory Hardcover English by Hans Christian Oettinger - 2018