000			01443 a2200169 4500
020			_a9781108415118
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a530.143 _bOt8p
100			_aOttinger, Hans Christian
245			_aA philosophical approach to quantum field theory _cHans Christian Ottinger
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2017 _aCambridge
300			_axiii, 260p
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aQuantum field theory
942			_cBK
999			_c560037 _d560037