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Higher spin field theory. Volume 1, Free theory / Anders Bengtsson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bengtsson, Anders, author.
- Series:
- Texts and Monographs in Theoretical Physics ; Volume 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quantum field theory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XVIII, 356 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2020.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This monograph takes stock of the situation in higher spin gauge theories for the first time. Besides a thorough recapitulation of the field's history, it reviews the progress that has been made and offers a pedagogical introduction to the subject. Abstract approaches to the theory are offered to facilitate a conceptual rethinking of the main problems and to help see patterns hidden by heavy formalism.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- 1. Introduction and motivation
- 2. Notes on the history of the subject
- 3. Concepts, mathematical structures and notation
- 4. Lower spin theory
- 5. Exploring the free field theory
- 6. The light-front approach
- A. Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9783110450590
- 3110450593
- 9783110451771
- 3110451778
- OCLC:
- 1163877965
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