TY - BOOK AU - Ryder,Lewis H. TI - Quantum field theory SN - 0521472423 (hardcover) U1 - 530.12 PY - 1996/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Quantum field theory KW - Particles (Nuclear physics) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [476]-481) and index; 1. Introduction: synopsis of particle physics -- 2. Single-particle relativistic wave equations -- 3. Lagrangian formulation, symmetries and gauge fields -- 4. Canonical quantisation and particle interpretation -- 5. Path integrals and quantum mechanics -- 6. Path-integral quantisation and Feynman rules: scalar and spinor fields -- 7. Path-integral quantisation: gauge fields -- 8. Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the Weinberg-Salam model -- 9. Renormalisation -- 10. Topological objects in field theory -- 11. Supersymmetry ER -