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020			_a9781108477017
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a530.14 _bN189c
100			_aNastase, Horatiu
245			_aClassical field theory _cHoraƫiu Nastase
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2019 _aNew York
300			_axx, 462p
520			_aClassical field theory predicts how physical fields interact with matter, and is a logical precursor to quantum field theory. This introduction focuses purely on modern classical field theory, helping graduates and researchers build an understanding of classical field theory methods before embarking on future studies in quantum field theory. It describes various classical methods for fields with negligible quantum effects, for instance electromagnetism and gravitational fields. It focuses on solutions that take advantage of classical field theory methods as opposed to applications or geometric properties. Other fields covered includes fermionic fields, scalar fields and Chern–Simons fields. Methods such as symmetries, global and local methods, Noether theorem and energy momentum tensor are also discussed, as well as important solutions of the classical equations, in particular soliton solutions.
650			_aField theory (Physics)
942			_cBK
999			_c560313 _d560313