000			01251nam a22001817a 4500
008			220316b1987 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9783718603930
082			_a530.143 POL-A
100			_aPolyakov, A.M.
245			_aGauge fields and strings / _cA M Polyakov
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c1987
300			_a301p.
365			_aGBP _b180.00
440			_aContemporary concepts in physics, v. 3.
500			_aSynthesizes the most promising approaches and ideals in field theory today. Topics discussed include statistical mechanics, quantum field theory and their interrelation, continuous global symmetry, non-Abelian gauge fields, and quantum strings and random surfaces. Based on his own work, the author synthesizes the most promising approaches and ideals in field theory today. He presents such subjects as statistical mechanics, quantum field theory and their interrelation, continuous global symmetry, non-Abelian gauge fields, instantons and the quantum theory of loops, and quantum strings and random surfaces. This book is aimed at postgraduate students studying field theory and statistical mechanics, and for research workers in continuous global theory.
650			_aString models
650			_aGauge fields (Physics)
999			_c78418 _d78418