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A Gentle Introduction to Quantum Field Theory

Coming soon in November 2026

Authors

Alex Gezerlis
, University of Guelph, Ontario

Description

This textbook is a digestible yet authoritative introduction to the foundations of quantum field theory, making use of explicit notation and step-by-step reasoning. While many QFT texts serve as a reference for practitioners, a compendium of applications, and a review of recent research, this textbook focuses solely on introducing the subject. The tools necessary to canonically quantize scalar and electromagnetic fields are built from the ground up, going all the way to the renormalization group. This textbook tackles fundamental topics…

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Key features

  • Focuses on the classical theory and canonical quantization of scalar and electromagnetic fields, allowing students to follow the logical development from start to finish
  • Dedicates considerable space to more detailed mathematical derivations than is typical, allowing students to build their fluency and understand the arguments
  • Uses explicit notation rather than overloading generic symbols, for example, consistently marking classical fields differently from quantum fields
  • Makes use of SI units, which students are familiar with and employ in all their other courses
  • Contains 106 problems on the canonical quantization of scalar and electromagnetic fields, with instructors able to access selected solutions

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