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Providing a comprehensive introduction to quantum field theory, this textbook covers the development of particle physics from its foundations to the discovery of the Higgs boson. Its combination of clear physical explanations, with direct connections to experimental data, and mathematical rigor make the subject accessible to students with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. Assuming only an undergraduate-level understanding of quantum mechanics, the book steadily develops the Standard Model and state-of-the art calculation techniques. It includes multiple derivations of many important results, with modern methods such as effective field theory and the renormalization group playing a prominent role. Numerous worked examples and end-of-chapter problems enable students to reproduce classic results and to master quantum field theory as it is used today. Based on a course taught by the author over many years, this book is ideal for an introductory to advanced quantum field theory sequence or for independent study.

Review: The new standard - Short version: overall, this is the best QFT textbook available right now. It succeeds in covering a lot of ground without sacrificing accessibility. It is up to date and has some great exercises. It is also rare in that many derivations are worked out explicitly. If you are (relatively) new to the subject and want to start learning QFT, this book is probably your best bet. Longer version: About the author: Matt Schwartz is a professor at Harvard, where he has taught a very popular introductory QFT course several times over the last few years. The first half of the book (Parts I through III) arose from lecture notes that he prepared for the class, and whose contents have therefore been thoroughly student-tested (full disclosure: I was one of the students who pored over every equation in those notes). The result is the most pedagogical introduction to QFT to date. With the new material in Parts IV and V, it presents all the topics covered in an intensive year-long course. The exercises at the end of every chapter have also been student-tested and are for the most part very illuminating: you’ll be asked to perform illustrative calculations (the bread and butter of the subject), to explicitly derive relations from the chapter (to test your understanding) or to get some extra practice by expounding on some side topic. Either way, these exercises are a valuable resource and provide additional insight into the material (though beware: in the later chapters, some problems can be fiendishly difficult). Remember: as with any advanced subject, it is crucial that you work through some of the details on your own! The strength of the presentation lies in the author’s style: Matt Schwartz is not afraid to walk you through derivations step by step and point out common misunderstandings. As a result the book often adopts a chatty style, more akin to a teacher talking to his students than to a dry and terse summary. At 900 pages, it is therefore longer than its competition, but for beginners I see this as a feature rather than a bug! Some other great features: the book does not assume much in the way of prerequisites (aside from quantum mechanics and special relativity) and even includes a chapter on classical field theory. The explanation of Feynman diagrams is really clear and many examples are provided (the diagrams are numerous and beautifully typeset). The author introduces QED gradually by working his way through scalar QED first, which allows him to focus on some important points without the complications of spinors. Below are some comparisons to similar books out there: - Peskin & Schroder: the standard QFT textbook (up to now!). The chapters are quite uneven in quality: though some are excellently written (e.g. the discussion on non-abelian gauge theory), others are quite obscure. The going is especially rough in the beginning: for instance, I remember trying to understand the discussion of LSZ in P&S and being completely lost before turning to Matt Schwartz’s much clearer explanation. Some discussions in P&S have also become somewhat dated, while Schwartz’ book is completely up to date. It even includes a chapter on the spinor helicity formalism, the framework in which the recent work on scattering amplitudes is couched! - A. Zee's QFT in a Nutshell: this is another favorite of mine, and a great read once you've learned the basics of the subject and are looking for a different viewpoint. It’s also useful for beginners who want to get to know the lay of the land. While this book offers good insights into the subject, it only works through a single computation in detail! A good companion to Schwartz’s book, then, but not a viable alternative. - Tom Banks’s book: a very concise overview of the subject, but definitely inaccessible to beginners. Banks uses the Schwinger-Dyson equation from the start, but never really explains it. Head over to Chapter 14 of Matt Schwartz’s book to learn about it before even thinking about attacking Banks. - Mark Srednicki’s book: this book starts at a higher level of abstraction and is great for a second look at QFT. Schwartz’s book is definitely better suited to the novice, however, as it offers a gentler introduction and is more hands on in its approach. - Weinberg's 3 volumes: notoriously difficult to learn from, but still *the* reference for certain topics. Volume 1, in particular, does the best job of explaining the structure of QFT and why most of it was inevitable. Again, not the place to learn how to compute from, but a pleasure to read after having absorbed Schwartz’s treatment. In summary, there are now quite a few QFT books available on the market, each with their own niche. Matt Schwartz’ book offers the best compromise in terms of accessibility vs completeness, and should therefore have the widest appeal.
Review: Modern, intuitive, and enjoyable - I was always interested in learning QFT but none of the available books (P&S, Srednicki, Zee's Nutshell) could offer me a clear understanding of the logic and reasoning behind QFT's esoteric formalism. That all changed after taking on Matthew Schwartz's book. There is so much to tell about this marvelous book, therefore I have thematically split my review into 5 sections below. Style of presentation: This is by far the most *congenial* (not for a lack of adjective) physics book I have taken on so far! The book adopts a refreshingly friendly and colloquial writing style (much like a tutor), calling out the big picture and emphasizing the important points in every discussion. It not only explains how the theory should work, but also how it should not, by pointing out the possible naive interpretations that a novice might make; Along the same line, the author keeps comparing the new topics with previous ones, in a non-repetitive way, each time shedding more light from a different angle, which helps bolster the core ideas in the reader's mind without overwhelming him/her, allowing the reader to make some profound conceptual connections. Intuition and depth: This is the most intuitive QFT book I have seen. Ideas that previously were merely mathematical equations became commonsense after being exposed to this book. Matthew Schwartz transcends the math beyond what is offered by the classic references in the field by adding his well-worded intuition, targeted at a graduate student. Just as a few examples from the first quarter of the book, the meanings of the commutation relations between the fields and their derivatives are beautifully tied to causality, the LSZ formula is demystified by making it responsible for generating the initial and final states, the essence of QFT interactions is concisely (and yet fully) presented (in only a few pages) through the Lagrangian derivation of the Feynman rules, prior to presenting the messier, yet more systematic Hamiltonian formulation, the guage-invariance and Ward identity are discussed in great depth through various illustrative examples, the discussion of various representations of the Lorentz and Poincare groups are quite unique, thanks to providing topological pictures and realistic numerical examples after building the math machinery, etc. Breadth: The multitude of topics covered is extensive, ranging from QFT and QED, to a complete treatment of the Standard Model, QCD and advanced topics such as background fields, heavy-quark physics, jets and effective theory. Moreover, each idea is presented/formulated through various approaches/methods, e.g. Feynman rules are derived in space mode and momentum mode using both Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches. Level, rigor, and notation: Without a doubt, this book (and frankly the whole subject) is intended to be taken up by a physics graduate student, although a talented senior undergraduate should also find the book useful. As for the mathematical rigor, I would describe it as "just enough", for a physics book. As far as notation, the author has been very careful not to confuse the reader by using excessive/abstruse notations; the author uses the modern conventions (first print is in 2014) and all the notations are clarified upon introduction. Necessary background: In order to really appreciate the book the reader should have a solid background in Quantum mechanics (Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, spin, scattering, etc) and know the basics of Special theory of relativity, Electrodynamics, matrix algebra, multivariable calculus, and Complex integrals. As a final note, I should mention that the book has its own website, with a newly launched Forum section, where the author graciously answers readers' questions. Overall I really enjoy reading this book and highly recommend it.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #178,649 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in Particle Physics #33 in Physics (Books) #54 in Mathematical Physics (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 268 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The new standard
*by A***A on January 25, 2014*

Short version: overall, this is the best QFT textbook available right now. It succeeds in covering a lot of ground without sacrificing accessibility. It is up to date and has some great exercises. It is also rare in that many derivations are worked out explicitly. If you are (relatively) new to the subject and want to start learning QFT, this book is probably your best bet. Longer version: About the author: Matt Schwartz is a professor at Harvard, where he has taught a very popular introductory QFT course several times over the last few years. The first half of the book (Parts I through III) arose from lecture notes that he prepared for the class, and whose contents have therefore been thoroughly student-tested (full disclosure: I was one of the students who pored over every equation in those notes). The result is the most pedagogical introduction to QFT to date. With the new material in Parts IV and V, it presents all the topics covered in an intensive year-long course. The exercises at the end of every chapter have also been student-tested and are for the most part very illuminating: you’ll be asked to perform illustrative calculations (the bread and butter of the subject), to explicitly derive relations from the chapter (to test your understanding) or to get some extra practice by expounding on some side topic. Either way, these exercises are a valuable resource and provide additional insight into the material (though beware: in the later chapters, some problems can be fiendishly difficult). Remember: as with any advanced subject, it is crucial that you work through some of the details on your own! The strength of the presentation lies in the author’s style: Matt Schwartz is not afraid to walk you through derivations step by step and point out common misunderstandings. As a result the book often adopts a chatty style, more akin to a teacher talking to his students than to a dry and terse summary. At 900 pages, it is therefore longer than its competition, but for beginners I see this as a feature rather than a bug! Some other great features: the book does not assume much in the way of prerequisites (aside from quantum mechanics and special relativity) and even includes a chapter on classical field theory. The explanation of Feynman diagrams is really clear and many examples are provided (the diagrams are numerous and beautifully typeset). The author introduces QED gradually by working his way through scalar QED first, which allows him to focus on some important points without the complications of spinors. Below are some comparisons to similar books out there: - Peskin & Schroder: the standard QFT textbook (up to now!). The chapters are quite uneven in quality: though some are excellently written (e.g. the discussion on non-abelian gauge theory), others are quite obscure. The going is especially rough in the beginning: for instance, I remember trying to understand the discussion of LSZ in P&S and being completely lost before turning to Matt Schwartz’s much clearer explanation. Some discussions in P&S have also become somewhat dated, while Schwartz’ book is completely up to date. It even includes a chapter on the spinor helicity formalism, the framework in which the recent work on scattering amplitudes is couched! - A. Zee's QFT in a Nutshell: this is another favorite of mine, and a great read once you've learned the basics of the subject and are looking for a different viewpoint. It’s also useful for beginners who want to get to know the lay of the land. While this book offers good insights into the subject, it only works through a single computation in detail! A good companion to Schwartz’s book, then, but not a viable alternative. - Tom Banks’s book: a very concise overview of the subject, but definitely inaccessible to beginners. Banks uses the Schwinger-Dyson equation from the start, but never really explains it. Head over to Chapter 14 of Matt Schwartz’s book to learn about it before even thinking about attacking Banks. - Mark Srednicki’s book: this book starts at a higher level of abstraction and is great for a second look at QFT. Schwartz’s book is definitely better suited to the novice, however, as it offers a gentler introduction and is more hands on in its approach. - Weinberg's 3 volumes: notoriously difficult to learn from, but still *the* reference for certain topics. Volume 1, in particular, does the best job of explaining the structure of QFT and why most of it was inevitable. Again, not the place to learn how to compute from, but a pleasure to read after having absorbed Schwartz’s treatment. In summary, there are now quite a few QFT books available on the market, each with their own niche. Matt Schwartz’ book offers the best compromise in terms of accessibility vs completeness, and should therefore have the widest appeal.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Modern, intuitive, and enjoyable
*by P***J on June 9, 2014*

I was always interested in learning QFT but none of the available books (P&S, Srednicki, Zee's Nutshell) could offer me a clear understanding of the logic and reasoning behind QFT's esoteric formalism. That all changed after taking on Matthew Schwartz's book. There is so much to tell about this marvelous book, therefore I have thematically split my review into 5 sections below. Style of presentation: This is by far the most *congenial* (not for a lack of adjective) physics book I have taken on so far! The book adopts a refreshingly friendly and colloquial writing style (much like a tutor), calling out the big picture and emphasizing the important points in every discussion. It not only explains how the theory should work, but also how it should not, by pointing out the possible naive interpretations that a novice might make; Along the same line, the author keeps comparing the new topics with previous ones, in a non-repetitive way, each time shedding more light from a different angle, which helps bolster the core ideas in the reader's mind without overwhelming him/her, allowing the reader to make some profound conceptual connections. Intuition and depth: This is the most intuitive QFT book I have seen. Ideas that previously were merely mathematical equations became commonsense after being exposed to this book. Matthew Schwartz transcends the math beyond what is offered by the classic references in the field by adding his well-worded intuition, targeted at a graduate student. Just as a few examples from the first quarter of the book, the meanings of the commutation relations between the fields and their derivatives are beautifully tied to causality, the LSZ formula is demystified by making it responsible for generating the initial and final states, the essence of QFT interactions is concisely (and yet fully) presented (in only a few pages) through the Lagrangian derivation of the Feynman rules, prior to presenting the messier, yet more systematic Hamiltonian formulation, the guage-invariance and Ward identity are discussed in great depth through various illustrative examples, the discussion of various representations of the Lorentz and Poincare groups are quite unique, thanks to providing topological pictures and realistic numerical examples after building the math machinery, etc. Breadth: The multitude of topics covered is extensive, ranging from QFT and QED, to a complete treatment of the Standard Model, QCD and advanced topics such as background fields, heavy-quark physics, jets and effective theory. Moreover, each idea is presented/formulated through various approaches/methods, e.g. Feynman rules are derived in space mode and momentum mode using both Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches. Level, rigor, and notation: Without a doubt, this book (and frankly the whole subject) is intended to be taken up by a physics graduate student, although a talented senior undergraduate should also find the book useful. As for the mathematical rigor, I would describe it as "just enough", for a physics book. As far as notation, the author has been very careful not to confuse the reader by using excessive/abstruse notations; the author uses the modern conventions (first print is in 2014) and all the notations are clarified upon introduction. Necessary background: In order to really appreciate the book the reader should have a solid background in Quantum mechanics (Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, spin, scattering, etc) and know the basics of Special theory of relativity, Electrodynamics, matrix algebra, multivariable calculus, and Complex integrals. As a final note, I should mention that the book has its own website, with a newly launched Forum section, where the author graciously answers readers' questions. Overall I really enjoy reading this book and highly recommend it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you had to pick one QFT book, this is it
*by N***E on June 11, 2014*

Previously, I gave this book a five. However, there is one GLARING problem with this book. The author decided to completely ignore contra/covariance of indices. He states that one up, one down = two down = two up and the summation is in effect for all of these. For most cases, this is fine. But even a Harvard professor has instances in this book where he screws up thanks to this ambiguous notation and leads to mistakes. I've been confused a handful of times trying to decide what he meant. A Kronecker delta with two lower Lorentz indices...? Surely, this notation will just serve to confuse students. Especially when it comes to any other single book/article out there. I've never seen an author ignore index position. Why train students who should be close to publishing to break the rules? Besides that, this is probably the single best QFT I've found. Just to compare to the standards, we have Schwartz which starts you off slow and teaches you everything you need to know for QFT. Scalar fields, scattering, perturbation theory, everything. Have no fear using this book, if you made it half way through a grad QM course, you know enough to use it. Everything that this book covers is well explained and developed. P&S starts off and assumes classical field theory/complex scalar fields/canonical quantization of vector fields are trivial since birth and need no coverage. I didn't get very far in P&S, but there was nothing that I found myself saying "that was well developed." Completely opposite of Schwartz. Every section in Schwartz is impressing me. Srednicki covers these topics, but is MUCH more terse and formal. His mixing in of renormalization and counterterms to the first time development makes the book a much tougher pill to swallow. I feel as if Srednicki probably makes a better course textbook. Schwartz is a bit too slow and easy at times. If you are capable enough of a student to make it to a second year grad school QFT course, Schwartz might not be demanding enough. I feel that being pushed to understand all the terseness of Srednicki makes for a better physicist. That being said, Schwartz does such a good job of teaching, I believe that all students should have it anyways. It's the perfect companion to Srednicki. P&S has no place, in my opinion. P&S isn't hard, it just skips as much material as possible in order to get you to start being a robot that spits out Feynman diagram calculations. If I were to suggest a path to learning QFT to a new graduate student, I'd tell him to get Klauber early and read it to introduce you to the fundamentals. Get Schwartz to accompany your course. Hopefully your course uses Srednicki. Once you are done with the course, a more terse exposition such as Weinberg should be read to really understand what is going on. Zee to keep things fun in between.

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