| Description |
1 online resource |
| Summary |
This 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 |
| Notes |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Dec 2017) |
| Subject |
Quantum field theory.
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Physics -- Philosophy.
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Physics -- Philosophy
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Quantum field theory
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781108227667 |
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110822766X |
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