Quantity:

More Buying Choices

33 used & new from �28.85

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Share your own customer images

Search inside this book

Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell (Hardcover)

by A. Zee (Author) "Quantum field theory arose out of our need to describe the ephemeral nature of life ..." (more)

3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

RRP:	�52.00
Price:	�35.31 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save:	�16.69 (32%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 5 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Thursday, February 11? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details

27 new from �29.31 6 used from �28.85

Other Editions:	RRP:	Our Price:	Other Offers:
Hardcover (2nd Revised edition)	�44.95	�33.71	Order it used

Frequently Bought Together

Total RRP: �140.00
Price For All Three: �106.44

Show availability and delivery details

This item: Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell by A. Zee
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
A First Course in String Theory by Barton Zwiebach
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
String Theory and M-Theory: A Modern Introduction by Katrin Becker
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

A First Course in String Theory

by Barton Zwiebach

5.0 out of 5 stars (3) �31.12

An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (Frontiers in Physics)

by Michael E. Peskin

4.6 out of 5 stars (10) �38.09

String Theory and M-Theory: A Modern Introduction

by Katrin Becker

5.0 out of 5 stars (3) �40.01

Quantum Field Theory Demystified

by David Mcmahon

2.6 out of 5 stars (5) �9.08

Introduction to Elementary Particles

by David Griffiths

5.0 out of 5 stars (6) �43.17

› Explore similar items

Product details

Hardcover: 518 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press; illustrated edition edition (10 Mar 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0691010196
ISBN-13: 978-0691010199
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 4.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 337,697 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
Popular in this category:
#78 in Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Physics > Quantum Mechanics

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

See Complete Table of Contents

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

(What is this?)

Quantum opens new browser window

www.evolis.com/Quantum - Quickly print you badges with The Front and Back Quantum Printer

Quantum Engine opens new browser window

quantum-engine.com - Advanced 2D Game Engine, Compiler and IDE for Windows PC.

Product Description

Review

Zee's book is written in the colloquial style of a good blackboard lecture, with gems of wisdom and amusing but relevant anecdotes scattered throughout. Zee has an infectious enthusiasm and a remarkable talent for slicing through technical mumbo jumbo to arrive at the heart of a problem. Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell is quite simply a triumph. I have not had this much fun with a physics book since reading The Feynman Lectures on Physics. . . . The purpose of Zee's book is not to turn students into experts--it is to make them fall in love with the subject. And Zee succeeds brilliantly. Moreover, there is nothing superficial about the depth of understanding or the choice of topics in Zee's book. The author speaks with the clarity and authority that come only from a leading practitioner in the field. . . . [I]t is for anyone who wishes to experience the sheer beauty and elegance of quantum field theory.
(Zvi Bern Physics Today )

Review

Quantum field theory is an extraordinarily beautiful subject, but it can be an intimidating one. The profound and deeply physical concepts it embodies can get lost, to the beginner, amidst its technicalities. In this book, Zee imparts the wisdom of an experienced and remarkably creative practitioner in a user-friendly style. I wish something like it had been available when I was a student.
(Frank Wilczek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology )

See all Product Description

Inside This Book (Learn More)

First Sentence
Quantum field theory arose out of our need to describe the ephemeral nature of life. Read the first page

Explore More
Concordance

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

(What's this?)

Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.

quantum field theory(1)

quantum mechanics(1)

quantum theory(1)

Agree with these tags?

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	73% buy the item featured on this page: Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell 3.0 out of 5 stars (2) �35.31
	10% buy An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (Frontiers in Physics) 4.6 out of 5 stars (10) �38.09
	7% buy Quantum Field Theory Demystified 2.6 out of 5 stars (5) �9.08
	5% buy Antimatter 4.6 out of 5 stars (9) �4.79

Explore similar items

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

Average Customer Review

3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book to start learning QFT, 17 April 2007

By	Mr. M. Mcgarrie (UK Durham) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I wish more technical books could be written like this. Its emphasis is understanding, not getting bogged down in the calculations. An excellent book to get clear answers.

HOWEVER, be careful!!! If you are learning quantum field theory for the first time then you might learn perturbation theory either in terms the Hamiltonian picture or the path integral picture. This book takes the path integral picture and if you don't know anything about path integrals you might want to do some background reading into Feynman and Hibbs etc. Also, I you are learning the Hamiltonian perturbation then this book might confuse at first and won't aid your studies directly at first.

Let me say again, after reading this book you will really feel like you have learned without too much effort. It won't be such an uphill struggle as some books are (Peskin and Shroeder). If you don't mind starting with learning QFT in terms of path integrals (which is the fun way I think) then this is the book for you but if you are buying this to supplement a course at university then check first which picture you are going to learn about and maybe stick to that picture... at first.

(MSci student completing a project on Path Integrals)

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Report this | Permalink

Comment Comment (1)

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incomprehensible, 29 April 2009

By	Mike (South Riding) - See all my reviews

Like the other books I have looked at on this topic, this is just as incomprehensible. Somebody really needs to write a good book on this subject, or we will end up with a load of people doing research into a field they barely understand. I guess the problem is that the amount of rigour required by pure mathematicians just doesn't exist in books written by physicists or even some applied mathematicians?

Anyway, for me the book went downhill just after the LOOK INSIDE preview ended.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Report this | Permalink

Comment Comments (2)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 2 customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }