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Best book on Quantum Field Theory? I recently graduated with degrees in math and physics and moved away for a job and I want to learn QFT in my free time. I have access to a large selection of books from a local university.

>> No.10824803

>>10824801
Srednicki is very popular nowadays but Peskin and Schroeder is an enduring classic

>> No.10824818
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>>10824803
oh yeah, also, i forgot, a QFT textbook just recently came out which is based on the lectures of based Sidney Coleman, whose QFT course at harvard was considered a classic. i haven't looked at it yet but anything Sidney related is totally based:
amazon.com/Lectures-Sidney-Coleman-Quantum-Theory/dp/9814632538/

>> No.10824832

>>10824818
Thanks for the suggestions! I started reading the Srednicki book yesterday and I found it very approachable for someone with only an undergraduate understanding of quantum mechanics and special relativity.

>> No.10824851

>>10824803
While this is true, Peskin and Schroeder is nevertheless always a least evil choice also. I have a hard time calling it a "good book" among books.

>> No.10825049

>>10824801
(If you already had a course in particle physics, then)
I would suggest starting with "Quantum Field Theory: The Why, What and How", by Padmanabhan, and follow with "Quantum Field Theory for Mathematicians", by Ticciati. The 1st is an introduction that explains why QFT has to be the way it is. The 2nd is basically the same material as Peskin & Schroeder, but written in a more rigorous way, which mathematicians find clearer and easier. An alternative to these two books is "Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model", by Schwartz. This one is comparatively easy for physicists and it's a comprehensive introduction to QFT. The problem is that it's not as rigorous as the other two. Physicists don't mind the lack of rigour that much, but it bothers mathematicians.