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No one can explain quantum field theory better than him. Apart from the end-of-chapter problems, this book is self explanatory and very comprehensive. So If you are a student then follow this book line by line and don't be panic by too many symbols and horrible but compact and self explanatory notations, just be patient. Weinberg, unlike other authors of quantum field theory textbooks, introduces the concept of quantum fields in chapter 5, and Feynman's diagrams in chapter 6.
According to Steven Weinberg: After all, this is our aim in physics, not just to describe nature, but to explain nature. In the course of teaching quantum field theory, I developed a rationale for it, which very briefly is that it is the only way of satisfying the principles of Lorentz invariance plus quantum mechanics plus one other principle [cluster decomposition].
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Path integral methods; One-loop radiative corrections in quantum electrodynamics; General renormalization theory; Bound states in external fields; Subject index; Author index. If you want to learn quantum field theory, or have already learned it and want to have a definitive reference at hand, purchase this book.
Greenberg, Physics Today "I would recommend it to students who have completed a first course in field theory and hope that many of my colleagues will read it as well.
Weinberg leads us to a frontier rich in possibilities. This is an optimistic book, written with much respect for ideas and nature--and for tools. Volume 1 is six hundred pages of meticulous exposition of the fundamentals of the subject In addition to a superb treatment of all the conventional topics there are numerous sections covering areas that are not normally emphasized, such as the subject of field redefinitions, higher-rank tensor fields and an unusually clear and thorough treatment of infrared effects This latest book reinforces [Weinberg's] high scholarly standards.
It provides a unique exposition that will prove invaluable both to new research students as well as to experienced research workers Greenberg, Physics Today ' Weinberg manages to present difficult topics with richness of meaning and marvellous clarity.
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Full of valuable insights, his treatise is sure to become a classic, doing for quantum field theory what Dirac's Quantum Mechanics did for quantum mechanics. Volume I introduces the foundations of quantum field theory. The development is fresh and logical throughout, with each step carefully motivated by what has gone before, and emphasizing the reasons why such a theory should describe nature. After a brief historical outline, the book begins anew with the principles about which we are most certain, relativity and quantum mechanics, and the properties of particles that follow from these principles.
Quantum field theory emerges from this as a natural consequence. The author presents the classic calculations of quantum electrodynamics in a thoroughly modern way, showing the use of path integrals and dimensional regularization.
His account of renormalization theory reflects the changes in our view of quantum field theory since the advent of effective field theories. The book's scope extends beyond quantum electrodynamics to elementary particle physics, and nuclear physics.