Algorithmic Learning Theory 12th International Conference, Alt 2001, Washington, Dc, Usa, November 25-28, 2001 Proceedings

The present set of lecture notes gives both a status report and a survey of recent advances for the most important quantization methods in the field theories for elementary particle physics. The first part of the book introduces light-cone quantization as an interesting alternative to the commonly used covariant perturbation theory and functional-integral methods. Next, a general formalism for quantizing systems with constraints, the projection-operator approach, is presented and structural aspects of the renormalization problem for gauge invariant field theories are discussed. Finally, the mathematics underlying the functional-integral quantizaion is reviewed.Suitable as a reference for researchers in the field, the book will prove particularly useful for lecturers and gradjuate students in search of additional reading beyond the standard texts on quantum field theory.Abe, Naoki is the author of 'Algorithmic Learning Theory 12th International Conference, Alt 2001, Washington, Dc, Usa, November 25-28, 2001 Proceedings' with ISBN 9783540428756 and ISBN 3540428755.