A unified grand tour of theoretical physics / Ian D. Lawrie, formerly professor of theoretical physics, University of Leeds.

Author: Lawrie, Ian D.

Edition Statement:Third edition.

Imprint:Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2013]

Descriptionxviii, 693 pages ; 24 cm

Note:Introduction: The Ways of Nature -- Geometry -- Classical Physics in Galilean and Minkowski Spacetimes -- General Relativity and Gravitation -- Quantum Theory -- Second Quantization and Quantum Field Theory -- Relativistic Wave Equations and Field Theories -- Forces, Connections and Gauge Fields -- Interacting Relativistic Field Theories -- Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics -- Phase Transitions -- Unified Gauge Theories of the Fundamental Interactions -- Solitons and So On -- Early Universe -- Introduction to String Theory -- Gravity and Quantum Mechanics -- Some Snapshots of the Tour -- Some Mathematical Notes -- Some Elements of Group Theory -- Natural Units -- Scattering Cross-sections and Particle Decay Rates.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 677-684) and index.

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