{"product_id":"9781461428718","title":"Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics: A New Field-Theoretical Approach","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics: A New Field-Theoretical Approach\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLindgren, Ingvar\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives a comprehensive account of relativistic many-body perturbation theory, based upon field theory. After some introductory chapters about time-independent and time dependent many-body perturbation theory (MBPT), the standard techniques of S-matrix and Green’s functions are reviewed. Next, the newly introduced covariant-evolution-operator method is described, which can be used, like the S-matrix method, for calculations in quantum electrodynamics (QED). Unlike the S-matrix method, this has a structure that is similar to that of MBPT and therefore can serve as basis for a unified theory. Such an approach is developed in the final chapters, and its equivalence to the Bethe-Salpeter equation is demonstrated. Possible applications are discussed and numerical illustrations given.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2013-07-15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461428718\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4419-8309-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 366\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45382370656396,"sku":"9781461428718","price":134.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461428718.jpg?v=1776436754","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461428718","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}