Aspects of Symmetry
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Aspects of Symmetry is a highly influential collection of Sidney Coleman’s lectures that explores deep principles and applications of symmetry in quantum field theory and particle physics.
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| instanceOf |
lecture collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ physics book ⓘ |
| author | Sidney Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
particle physics
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quantum field theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
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lecture on 1/N expansion
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lecture on CP violation ⓘ lecture on Goldstone bosons ⓘ lecture on anomalies ⓘ lecture on applications of symmetry to electromagnetic interactions ⓘ lecture on applications of symmetry to strong interactions ⓘ lecture on applications of symmetry to weak interactions ⓘ lecture on conformal invariance ⓘ lecture on gauge invariance ⓘ lecture on instantons ⓘ lecture on instantons in gauge theories ⓘ lecture on instantons in quantum mechanics ⓘ lecture on large-order behavior in perturbation theory ⓘ lecture on non-abelian gauge theories ⓘ lecture on path integrals ⓘ lecture on renormalization ⓘ lecture on solitons and topological defects ⓘ lecture on spontaneous symmetry breaking ⓘ lecture on symmetry and conservation laws ⓘ lecture on symmetry principles in quantum field theory ⓘ lecture on the 1/N expansion in quantum field theory ⓘ lecture on the Higgs mechanism ⓘ lecture on the quark model and hadron physics ⓘ lecture on the role of symmetry in particle classification ⓘ |
| influenced | generations of theoretical physicists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear and insightful exposition of symmetry principles
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historical and conceptual perspective on particle physics ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
graduate students in physics
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researchers in theoretical physics ⓘ |
| topic |
anomalies in quantum field theory
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global symmetries ⓘ local gauge symmetries ⓘ non-perturbative methods in quantum field theory ⓘ spontaneous symmetry breaking ⓘ symmetry in quantum field theory ⓘ topological effects in field theory ⓘ |
| usedAs | graduate-level textbook ⓘ |
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