Quantum field theory in a nutshell / A. Zee.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part I: Motivation and foundation -- Part II: Dirac and the spinor -- Part III: Renormalization and gauge invariance -- Part IV: Symmetry and symmetry breaking -- Part V: Field theory and collective phenomena -- Part VI: Field theory and condensed matter -- Part VII: Grand unification -- Part VIII: Gravity and beyond -- Part N.

"Since it was first published, Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell has quickly established itself as the most accessible and comprehensive introduction to this profound and deeply fascinating area of theoretical physics. Now in this fully revised and expanded edition, A. Zee covers the latest advances while providing a solid conceptual foundation for students to build on, making this the most up-to-date and modern textbook on quantum field theory available." "This expanded edition features several additional chapters, as well as an entirely new section describing recent developments in quantum field theory such as gravitational waves, the helicity spinor formalism, on-shell gluon scattering, recursion relations for amplitudes with complex momenta, and the hidden connection between Yang-Mills theory and Einstein gravity. Zee also provides added exercises, explanations, and examples, as well as detailed appendices, solutions to selected exercises, and suggestions for further reading."--Jacket.