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Includes bibliographical references

Basics of quantum field theory -- Perturbation theory -- Quantum electrodynamics -- Spontaneous symmetry breaking -- Functional quantization -- Path integrals for fermions and photons -- Non-Abelian gauge symmetry -- Quantization of Yang-Mills theory -- Renormalization of gauge theories -- Renormalization group -- Quantum anomalies -- Localized field configurations -- Modern tools for tree amplitudes -- Worldline formalism -- Lattice field theory -- Quantum field theory at finite temperature -- Strong fields and semi-classical methods -- From trees to loops

"This modern text combines fundamental principles with advanced topics and recent techniques in a rigorous and self-contained treatment of quantum field theory"-- Provided by publisher.