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"This book discusses the classical foundations of field theory, using the language of variational methods and covariance. There is no other book which gives such a comprehensive overview of the subject, exploring the limits of what can be achieved with purely classical notions. These classical notions have a deep and important connection with the second quantized field theory, which is shown to follow on from the Schwinger Action Principle. The book takes a pragmatic view of field theory, focusing on issues which are usually omitted from quantum field theory texts. It uses a well documented set of conventions and catalogues results which are often hard to find in the literature.
Care is taken to explain how results arise and how to interpret results physically, for graduate students starting out in the field. Many physical examples are provided, making the book an ideal supplementary text for courses on elementary field theory, group theory and dynamical systems. It will also be a valuable reference for researchers already working in these and related areas."--Jacket.
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Classical Covariant Fields (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)
November 3, 2005, Cambridge University Press
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Classical Covariant Fields (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)
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"In contemporary field theory, the word classical is reserved for an analytical framework in which the local equations of motion provide a complete description of the evolution of the fields."
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