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List of Figures and Tables |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Notation and Conventions |
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1 Quantum Field Theory Basics |
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1 | (70) |
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1 | (10) |
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1 Relationship between the Equations of Motion of Φ and Φin |
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11 | (1) |
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2 Little-Group Elements for Massless Particles |
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12 | (3) |
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3 S-matrix in Terms of Φin and Φout |
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15 | (2) |
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4 Constraints on the S-matrix from Causality |
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17 | (5) |
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5 Landau Equations for Soft and Collinear Singularities |
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22 | (6) |
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6 Multi-loop Integration in D Dimensions |
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28 | (3) |
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7 Weinberg Convergence Theorem |
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31 | (3) |
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8 Electron Anomalous Magnetic Moment |
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34 | (4) |
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9 Ward-Takahashi Identities and Lorentz Invariance |
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38 | (3) |
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10 Equivalence Principle and Lorentz Invariance |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (7) |
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12 Classical External Field Approximation |
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49 | (4) |
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13 Subleading Soft Radiation in Scalar QED |
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53 | (4) |
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14 Low-Burnett-Kroll Theorem |
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57 | (5) |
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15 Coherent States in Quantum Field Theory |
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62 | (2) |
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16 Running Couplings in a Two-Field Scalar Field Theory |
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64 | (4) |
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17 Solution of the Running Equation at Two Loops |
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68 | (3) |
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71 | (59) |
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71 | (6) |
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77 | (2) |
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19 Combinatorial Interpretation of the Legendre Transform |
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79 | (4) |
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20 Coherent State Path Integral |
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83 | (3) |
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21 Coherent State Path Integral (Continued) |
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86 | (4) |
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22 Spin Coherent States and the Berry Phase |
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90 | (11) |
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23 Zeta Function Regularization of the Klein-Gordon Operator |
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101 | (2) |
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24 Casimir Zero-Point Energy |
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103 | (3) |
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25 The Feynman Diagrams behind the Casimir Force |
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106 | (4) |
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110 | (4) |
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114 | (4) |
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28 Stochastic Quantization |
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118 | (5) |
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29 Complex Langevin Equation |
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123 | (7) |
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130 | (75) |
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130 | (7) |
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30 Basic su(η) Identities |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (2) |
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32 More su(η) Identities (Continued) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (2) |
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34 Area Derivative of a Wilson Loop |
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144 | (1) |
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35 Endpoint Derivative of a Wilson Line |
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145 | (3) |
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36 Makeenko-Migdal Loop Equation |
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148 | (3) |
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37 Classical Non-Abelian Particles and the Wong Equations |
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151 | (3) |
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38 Wong Equations from the Worldline Formalism |
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154 | (3) |
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39 Non-Abelian Stokes's Theorem |
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157 | (5) |
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40 QED in the't Hooft-Veltman Gauge |
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162 | (5) |
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41 LSZ Reduction Formula and Gauge Invariance |
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167 | (4) |
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42 Large-N Expansion in SU(N) Yang-Mills Theory |
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171 | (4) |
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43 Soft Radiation and Antenna Effects in QCD |
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175 | (8) |
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44 An Identity Obeyed by On-Shell QCD Amplitudes |
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183 | (1) |
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45 Low-Burnetr-Kroll Theorem in QCD |
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184 | (4) |
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46 Globally Gauge Invariant Operators |
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188 | (3) |
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47 Banks-Zaks Fixed Points |
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191 | (2) |
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48 Instantons and Tunneling in Quantum Mechanics |
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193 | (3) |
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49 Instantons as Transitions between Pure Gauges in Yang-Mills Theory |
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196 | (3) |
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50 Vacua of Yang-Mills Theory |
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199 | (6) |
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205 | (71) |
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205 | (7) |
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51 Enumeration of Tree Graphs |
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212 | (2) |
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52 Six-Point---+ + + Amplitude |
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214 | (2) |
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53 Two Spinor-Helicity Identities |
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216 | (2) |
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54 Auxiliary Vector Dependence of the Polarization Vectors |
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218 | (2) |
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55 Polarization Sum in the Spinor-Helicity Formalism |
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220 | (1) |
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56 Photon Decoupling Identity |
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221 | (2) |
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57 Scalar-Antiscalar-Gluon Amplitudes |
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223 | (3) |
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58 Color Decomposition with a Quark-Antiquark Pair |
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226 | (3) |
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59 Quark-Antiquark-Gluon Amplitudes |
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229 | (4) |
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60 Quark-Antiquark-Gluon Amplitudes (Continued) |
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233 | (5) |
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61 Gluon-Gluon Scattering in the Spinor-Helicity Framework |
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238 | (4) |
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62 Soft Limit of Gluon Amplitudes |
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242 | (5) |
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63 Collinear Limit of Gluon Amplitudes |
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247 | (5) |
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64 Enumeration of One-Loop Graphs |
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252 | (6) |
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65 Ultraviolet Finiteness of One-Loop All-Plus Amplitudes |
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258 | (1) |
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66 Rationality of One-Loop All-Plus Amplitudes |
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259 | (2) |
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67 One-Loop Four-Point + + + + Amplitude from Generalized Unitarity |
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261 | (6) |
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68 One-Loop Five-Point + + + + + Amplitude from Generalized Unitarity |
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267 | (9) |
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5 Lattice, Finite T, Strong Fields |
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276 | (77) |
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276 | (7) |
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283 | (2) |
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70 Nielsen-Ninomiya Theorem |
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285 | (5) |
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71 Wigner Transform of a Convolution Product |
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290 | (3) |
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72 Center Symmetry and Deconfinement |
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293 | (4) |
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73 Photon Hard Thermal Loop from Classical Particles |
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297 | (4) |
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74 Gluon Hard Thermal Loop from Colored Classical Particles |
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301 | (4) |
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75 Landau-Pomeranchuk-Migdal Effect |
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305 | (7) |
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76 Microcanonical Equilibration in φ4 Scalar Theory |
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312 | (3) |
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77 Combinatorics of Multi-particle Production |
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315 | (5) |
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78 Generating Functional for Particle Production |
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320 | (4) |
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79 Correlations in the Schwinger Mechanism |
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324 | (7) |
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80 Schwinger Mechanism from Bogoliubov Transformations |
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331 | (8) |
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81 Unruh Effect, Hawking Radiation |
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339 | (8) |
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347 | (3) |
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83 Scaling Theory of Anderson Localization |
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350 | (3) |
Index |
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