MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Science Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Classical
field theory
Synopsis The aim is to consider general formulations of classical field
theories, such as the Maxwell field, which are germane to relativistic quantum
field theory. Variational principle for classical fields. Lagrangian
formulation of the field equations. Energy-momentum tensors and conservation
theorems. Hamiltonian formulation of the field equations. Canonical
transformation theory for fields. Classical field theory. Introduction to the
quantised Maxwell field.
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