TY - BOOK ID - 145261695 TI - Introduction to classical field theory : a tour of the fundamental interactions AU - Lancaster, Jarrett L. AU - Institute of Physics (Gran Bretaña) PY - 2018 SN - 1643270850 1643270842 9781643270852 9781643270845 PB - San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, IOP Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Teoría cuántica de campos KW - Field theory (Physics) KW - Electromagnetism. KW - Yang-Mills theory. KW - Gravity. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145261695 AB - This book is a short introduction to classical field theory, and is most suitable for undergraduate students who have completed at least intermediate-level courses in electromagnetism and classical mechanics. The main theme of the book is showcasing the role of fields in mediating action-at-a-distance interactions. Suitable technical machinery is developed to explore at least some aspect of each of the four known fundamental forces in nature. Beginning with the physically-motivated introduction to field theory, the text covers the relativistic formulation of electromagnetism in great detail so that aspects of gravity and the nuclear interaction not usually encountered at the undergraduate level can be covered by using analogies with familiar electromagnetism. Special topics such as the behavior of gravity in extra, compactified dimensions, magnetic monopoles and electromagnetic duality, and the Higgs mechanism are also briefly considered. ER -