【内容简介】
本书是一本非常好的量子场论的入门书，虽然作者本是为不了解量子场论知识的基本粒子物理学专业的学生撰写的，但理论物理学领域的高年级大学生和低年级研究生都是能够阅读的。书中给出了量子场论的概念和方法的最新介?，1985年第1版出版后，受到了大家的好评，这第2版在初版的基础上作了补充，增加了“超对称”一章。
This book is a modern pedagogic introduction to the ideas and techniques of quantum field theory.
After a brief overview of particle physics and a survey of relativistic wave equations and Lagrangian methods,the quantum theory of scalar and spinor fields, and then of gauge fields,is developed The emphasis throughout is on functional methods,which have played a large part in modern field theory. The book concludes with a brief survey of `topological' objects in field theory and,new to this edition,a chapter devoted to supersymmetry.
目次：
粒子物理学概要；
单粒子相对论波方程；
拉格朗日表述，对称和规范场；
正则量子化和粒子解释；
路径积分和量子力学；
路径积分量子化和费恩曼规则：标量场和旋量场；
路径积分量子化：规范场；
自发对称破缺和Weinberg-Salam模型；
重正化；
场论中的拓扑课题；超对称。

Prface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
1 Intropduction:synosis of particle physics
1.1 Quantum field theory
1.2 Gravitation
1.3 Strong interactions
1.4 Weak interactions
1.5 Leptonic quantum numbers
1.6 Hadronic quantum numbers
1.7 Resonances
1.8 The quark model
1.9 SU(2),SU(3)SU(4)…
1.10 Dynamical evidence for quarks
1.11 Colour
1.12 QCD
1.13 Weak interactions
Guide to further reading
2 Single-particle relativistic wave equations
2.1 Rel;ativistic notation
2.2 Klein-Gordon equation
2.3 Dirac equation
SU(2)and the rotaion group
SL(2,C)and the antiparticles
2.4 Prdiciton of antiparticles
2.5 Construction of Dirac spinors:algebra of γ matrices
2.6 Non-relativistic limit and the electron magnetic moment
2.7 The relevance of the Pointcare group operators and the zero mass limit
2.8 Maxwell and Proca equations
2.9 Maxwell's equations and differential geometry
Summary
Guide to further reading
3 Lagrangian formulation,symmetries and gauge fields
4 Canonical quantisation and particle interpretation
5 Path integrals and quantum mechanics
6 Path-integral quantisation and Feynman rules:scalar and spinor fields
7 Path-imtegral quantisation:gauge fields
8 Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the Weinberg-Salam model
9 Renormalisation
10 Toplogical objects in field theory
References
Index