ABSTRACT

Many courses on modern quantum field theory focus on the formulation and application of field theory, leaving topics related to symmetry underdeveloped. This leads to students often having an incomplete understanding of symmetries. Filling this gap, Symmetries and Symmetry Breaking in Field Theory sheds light on various aspects of symmetry in field

chapter 1|6 pages

- Introduction

chapter 2|6 pages

- Elements of classical field theory

chapter 3|14 pages

- Global symmetries

chapter 4|8 pages

- Local symmetry and constraint theory

chapter 6|12 pages

- Nonabelian gauge symmetry

chapter 7|10 pages

- Discrete symmetries

chapter 8|8 pages

- Spontaneous symmetry breaking