chapter 1 Motivation -- chapter 2 Quantisation of Fields -- chapter 3 Euler–Lagrange Equations -- chapter 4 Tree-Level Diagrams -- chapter 5 Hamiltonian Perturbation Theory -- chapter 6 Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics -- chapter 7 Path Integrals in Field Theory -- chapter 8 Perturbative Expansion in Field Theory -- chapter 9 The Scattering Matrix -- chapter 10 Cross Sections -- chapter 11 Decay Rates -- chapter 12 The Dirac Equation -- chapter 13 Plane Wave Solutions of the Dirac Equation -- chapter 14 The Dirac Hamiltonian -- chapter 15 Path Integrals for Fermions -- chapter 16 Feynman Rules for Vector Fields -- chapter 17 Quantum Electrodynamics—QED -- chapter 18 Non-Abelian Gauge Theories -- chapter 19 The Higgs Mechanism -- chapter 20 Gauge Fixing and Ghosts -- chapter 21 The Standard Model -- chapter 22 Loop Corrections and Renormalisation -- chapter 23 Problems.

Extensively classroom-tested, A Course in Field Theory provides material for an introductory course for advanced undergraduateand graduate students in physics. Based on the author’s course that he has been teaching for more than 20 years, the text presents complete and detailed coverage of the core ideas and theories in quantum field theory. It is ideal for particle physics courses as well as a supplementary text for courses on the Standard Model and applied quantum physics.