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Aaron Dan Peskin (born June 17, 1964) is an American elected official in San Francisco, California. He serves as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing Supervisorial District 3, and is currently Dean of the Board. He was elected in 2015, having previously served two terms in 2001–2009.District 3 includes the neighborhoods of North Beach, Chinatown, Telegraph Hill, North Waterfront, Financial District, Nob Hill, Union Square, Maiden Lane, Polk Gulch and part of Russian Hill.

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  1. ChrisVer

    Peskin & Schroeder Problem 4.1

    I am having some problems in evaluating the current problem's question (b)... I have reached the point (writing only the term which I have problem with): A_{3}= - \frac{1}{2} \int_{t_{0}}^{t} dt' dt'' \int d^{3}x \int d^{3}y j(x,t') j(y,t'') D_{F}(x-y) So for some unknown reasons, I cannot...
  2. Einj

    Doubt on sign of the propagator on Peskin

    Hi everyone. I was trying to reproduce the calculation needed to include the QCD correction to the low energy electroweak Lagrangian. In particular I am looking at Peskin section 18.2. In equation 18.35 an extra minus sign appears on the numerator of the second fermion propagator. Can anyone...
  3. C

    Peskin and Schroeder derivation of Klein-Gordon propagator

    In page 30 of book "An introduction to quantum field theory" by Peskin and Schroeder in the derivation of Klein-Gordon propagator, why p^0=-E_p in the second step in equation (2.54). and why change "ip(x-y)" to "-ip(x-y)"? I thought a lot time, but get no idea. Thank you for your giving me an...
  4. L

    How accessible is the Peskin and Schroeder textbook?

    **Please can an administrator move this to the "Maths and Physics Learning Materials" section- I can't post there for some reason. Thank you!** Hello, I am interested in learning some more technical Quantum Mechanics, and was wondering how accessible the Peskin and Schroeder textbook is as...
  5. S

    Peskin Schroeder page 30 eq 2.54

    Hello Everybody, I am trying to get the second line of 2.54 from the last line; I want to get: \int \frac{d^3p}{{2 \pi}^3} \{ \frac{1}{2 E_\vec{p}} e^{-ip \cdot (x-y) }|_{p^0 = E_\vec{p}} + \frac{1}{-2 E_\vec{p}} e^{-ip \cdot (x-y) }|_{p^0 = -E_\vec{p}} \}, from \int...
  6. S

    Representation of Lorentz group and spinors (in Peskin page 38)

    I am very confused by the treatment of Peskin on representations of Lorentz group and spinors. I am confronted with this stuff for the first time by the way. For now I just want to start by asking: If, as usual Lorentz transformations rotate and boost frames of reference in Minkowski...
  7. C

    Peskin & Schroeder QFT Born Approximation reference.

    I'm currently teaching myself some QFT trough Peskin and Schroeders Introduction to QFT and I've noticed that in several arguments they rely on appealing to the Born approximation of non-relativistic QM scattering theory. For example on page 121 equation (4.125) they appeal to the scattering...
  8. Greg Bernhardt

    Quantum An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory by Michael E. Peskin

    Author: Michael E. Peskin (Author), Dan V. Schroeder (Author) Title: An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0201503972/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Prerequisities: Contents:
  9. N

    Is it a misprint in QFT book of Peskin?

    In QFT book of Peskin&Schroeder writing(page 252,section 7.5Renormalization of electric Charge): (e^{2}-e^{2}_{0})/e^{2}_{0}=\deltaZ_{3}\approx-2\alpha/3\pi\epsilon. Where \epsilon is 4-d(d is dim of space-time) But I think that it is misprint,because bare charge>> observed charge e,then...
  10. M

    Production of bound states of slow fermions- Peskin 5.3

    Hi all, I've been reading section 5.3 of Peskin and Schroeder, in which the authors discuss the production of a bound state of a muon-antimuon pair close to threshold in electron-positron collisions. Here \xi,\xi' are the Weyl spinors used to construct the Dirac spinors for the muon and...
  11. V

    Differential cross sections in Peskin & Schroeder

    I'm a bit confused by something Peskin & Schroeder say about differential cross sections. In my printing, this is on page 101 in the paragraph preceding the one that contains eq. 4.62: "In the simplest case, where there are only two final-state particles, this leaves only two unconstrained...
  12. N

    Peskin & Schroeder p. 285, change of variables integration measure

    I had a question about about the integration measure for the path integral after a unitary change of variables. First they consider a 4D spacetime lattice with volume L^4. The measure is \mathcal{D}\phi = \prod_i d\phi(x_i) They expand the field variables in a Fourier series...
  13. J

    Problem 19.1 Peskin: Find Harmonic Oscillator Solution

    Hi, I'm trying to do this problem (19.1 from Peskin) that apparently should be quite straightforward but when I plug the anzat given at c) into the equation I don't get an harmonic oscillator as the book indicates. Could please anyone tell me what is wrong? Thanks
  14. C

    Unitary operator + Lorents transformations (question from Peskin)

    Hi. I am trying to understand a statement from Peskin and Schroeder at page 59 they write; "The one particle states |\vec p ,s \rangle \equiv \sqrt{2E_{\vec p}}a_{\vec p}^{s \dagger} |0\rangle are defined so that their inner product \langle \vec p, r| \vec q,s\rangle = 2 \vec E_\vec{p}...
  15. I

    Integration question in Peskin and Schroeder

    Hi all, I'm stuck with proving the last step of (2.51) in Peskin and Schroeder: $$\begin{align} D(x-y) &= \frac{1}{4\pi^2}\int^\infty_m dE \sqrt{E^2 - m^2}e^{-iEt}\\ & \approx_{t \to \infty}\ \ e^{-imt}\end{align}$$ I've read on another post that the solution is to use the method of...
  16. M

    Optical theorem and renormalised perturbation theory (c.f. Peskin 10.2)

    Hi all, On p.327 in my second edition of Peskin and Schroeder, I have an expression for the one loop correction to the 4-point amplitude of phi^4 theory: i\mathcal{M}=-i\lambda - \frac{i \lambda^2}{32 \pi^2}\text{[Complicated integral]} Mathematica can do the integral for me, and all that...
  17. I

    Polarization vector in Peskin & Schroeder QFT

    Hi all, A friend and I are working through Peskin and Schroeder, and we're both stumped with only the fourth equation! The interaction in question is e^+ + e^- \to \mu^+ + \mu^- with a virtual photon as the inner branch. P&S state that \mathcal{M}\propto \langle \mu^+\mu^- | H_I | \gamma...
  18. J

    Factor in equation (3.49) of Peskin and Schroeder

    My question concerns the 1/2 factor in the exponential of Eq. (3.49) of Peskin and Schroeder. This equation concerns the Lorentz boost transformation of a spinor along the z-axis (or 3-direction). According to Eq. (3.26): S^{03} = -\frac{i}{2}\begin{bmatrix}\sigma^3 & 0 \\0 &...
  19. B

    Renormalization massless phi4 theory in Peskin.

    In Peskin- Schroeder, pag 412: "In massless phi4 theory, the one-loop propagator correction is completely canceled by mass counterterm." So, do massless theory provides mass counterterm? How is it generated? Maybe from a bare mass...don't have any clue. I'm confused because it seems that...
  20. K

    Peskin Equation (7.51): Analytic Continuation and Validity

    This is trivially true on the real line where s<s_0. Then he analytically continued M(s) to the entire complex plane and then made use of (7.51) off the real line. But how one can be sure (7.51) holds on entire complex plane?
  21. K

    Meaning of Peskin equation (7.25)

    Equation (7.25) (\displaystyle{\not}p - m)(1 - {\left. {\frac{{d\Sigma }}{{d\displaystyle{\not}p}}} \right|_{\displaystyle{\not}p = m}}) + O({(\displaystyle{\not}p - m)^2}) Formally it looks like a Taylor expansion of \displaystyle{\not}p-m_{0}-\Sigma(\displaystyle{\not}p). However it involves...
  22. K

    Understanding Peskin's Argument for Equation 6.46

    I don't quite get the argument peskin used to obtain equation(6.46), page 191: \int{\frac{d^{4}l}{(2\pi)^4}\frac{l^{\mu}l^{\nu}}{D^3}}=\int{\frac{d^{4}l}{(2\pi)^4}\frac{\frac{1}{4}g^{\mu\nu}l^2}{D^3}} He said"The integral vanishes by symmetry unless \mu=\nu. Lorentz invariance therefore requires...
  23. C

    How to derive a numerator relation in vertex correction in Peskin p191

    i.e. thank you very much in advance
  24. M

    Renormalisation group transformation- Peskin

    Hi all, I'm trying to understand Peskin's treatment of the Wilsonian approach to renormalisation, in chapter 12. The essential (i.e textbook-independent) question I have is: why does integrating out the high-momentum modes generate all possible interactions? I understand part of the...
  25. P

    Another doubt in Peskin Schroeder Sec 4.2

    This doubt is about a text in Peskin Schroeder Pg 86. I reproduce it here. -------------------------------- U(t,t') satisfies the same differential equation (4.18), i \frac{\partial}{\partial t} U(t,t') = H_I(t) U(t,t') but now with the initial condition U=1 for t=t'. From this...
  26. I

    Peskin Schroeder Enigmatic Equation

    Hi, I am learning QFT in the Peskin/Schroeder book and I found 4.56 on page 98 really weird, it is: \rho_{vaccum\: energy\: density} = \frac{i\sum_{all\: disconnected\: diagramms}amplitude}{(2\pi)^4\delta^{(4)}(0)} The authors do not comment really this result, but could someone tell me at...
  27. K

    Some confusions about interaction picture, in peskin

    In peskin chap 4 on interaction field theory, he first introduced some basics about interaction picture(mostly in pg. 83~87) , it seems he assumed the Hamiltonians H=H_0+H_int in Schrodinger picture are all time-independent, because he used quite a lot of notations like exp(iHt), exp(iH_0t) and...
  28. J

    How Do You Quantize Spinor Theory in Quantum Field Theory?

    Homework Statement Problem 3.4e of Peskin & Schroeder Introduction to Quantum Field Theory. Quantize the spinor theory of item (a) of this exercise, where the spinor \chi is the first two components of the Dirac spinor (\psi_L). Find a Hermitean Hamiltonian and the correct...
  29. T

    QED: Vertex renormalisation; Please have Peskin and Schroeder book handy

    Hi guys, I have a question regarding a point in the QFT book of peskin and schroeder. Iv been working through renormalisation in QED, The 2-point corrections are simple enough, however in this book the 3-point function is a little more involved and I have some issues. Essentially id to...
  30. C

    Peskin and Schroeder, equation 2.51

    Hi I am struggling to justify D(x-y) \approx e^{-i m t} as t \rightarrow \infty from \int dE \sqrt{E^2-m^2} e^{-i E t} . I thought I might get some insight from discretizing, as e^{-i m t} \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \epsilon \sqrt{ n \epsilon ( 2 m + n \epsilon ) } e^{-i...
  31. O

    Radiation of gluon jets - Peskin final project question

    Hello, this is the first time I post here, so if this is not in the correct section please let me know... I'm working on solving the first final project in peskin - Radiation of gluon jets. In this project we assume a simplified model for the gluon - it is a massive vector boson (with a...
  32. P

    Which QFT book is better? Peskin & Shroder or Weinberg?

    The title is my question. What are the relative merits of the two books? I've only read part of Peskin & Schroder, and one of my complaints is that the book doesn't cover canonical quantization of QED which I need for my course. I don't know much about Weinberg's book, but it seems to be have...
  33. J

    PF is a resource for questions about Peskin & Schroeder

    Here is a list of questions that have been posted in the past concerning Peskin & Schroeder, An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory. If you have a question about the book, you can look here first to see if it has already been answered. One caveat, sometimes the page numbering that I used can be...
  34. N

    Peskin Schroeder which chapter

    Hi, May you please asdvise me where in Peskin Schroeder it is described how to derive 1/r potential for electrodynamics... (I mean from quantum field point of view) Thanks
  35. T

    Conserved charge as a generator of symmetry, Peskin & Schroeder

    Hey! I am stuck at a passage in the QFT book of Peskin & Schroeder and I need your help :) It is about page 698, last break. The sentence is: "At long wavelength, the Goldstone bosons become infinitesimal symmetry rotations of the vacuum, Q |0> , where Q is the global charge associated...
  36. S

    Can the Steepest Descent Method Solve Equations 2.51 and 2.52 in Peskin's Text?

    Homework Statement can we use the Steepest descent method,formula is in the picture Homework Equations for the case of picture one it has AN APPROXIMATE EXPRESSION in picture two. The Attempt at a Solution for (2.51),h(z)=-iz,z_{0}=m(mass),m=1,n=0;it caulate e^{-imt}/t,take the limit...
  37. H

    Peskin Eq 11.72, mathematical identity

    In Eq 11.72 in the QFT text by Peskin, the following equality is stated: i\int\frac{d^{d}k_{E}}{(2\pi)^{d}}\log(k_{E}^{2}+m^{2})=-i\frac{\partial}{\partial\alpha}\int\frac{d^{d}k_{E}}{(2\pi)^{d}}\frac{1}{(k_{E}^{2}+m^{2})^{\alpha}}|_{\alpha=0} This suggests that...
  38. H

    Positronium allowed decays (Peskin)

    Homework Statement (This is not homework) This refers to question 3.8 in Peskin's QFT Using the fact that the electromagnetic interaction term in the Dirac + EM lagrangian is invariant under Parity (P) and Charge conjugation (C), and that spin 0 and spin 1 states are odd and even under...
  39. P

    Peskin Schroeder Problem 5.6 (b) Weyl spinors

    Hey! I have a problem with problem 5.6 (b) from Peskin + Schroeder. Maybe I just don't see how it works, but I hope somebody can help me! Homework Statement We are asked to calculate the amplitude for the annihilation of a positron electron pair into two photons in the high-energy limit. The...
  40. S

    Solving @Peskin Eqn 2.54 Homework

    Homework Statement I am facing problem to derive the 2nd expression from the first one. My problem is the 2nd term of the 2nd expression.Homework Equations \int\frac{d^3p}{(2\pi)^3}\frac{1}{2E_p}[\exp(-ip\cdot(x - y)) - \exp(ip\cdot (x - y))]=\int\ \frac{d^3p} {(2\pi)^3}\ \{ \frac {1}{2E_p}\...
  41. P

    Peskin & Schroeder QFT 5.6 Need help

    Hey! I need some help for problem 5.6 (b) in Peskin + Schroeder QFT. I can't get rid of the term including three gamma matrices in my amplitude. I get two terms of the form: \frac{-\gamma^{\nu}*\slash{k_2}*\gamma^{\mu} + 2\gamma^{\nu}p_1^{\mu}}{-2*p_1*k_2} and the same with k_1 <->...
  42. S

    Peskin and Schroeder eq. (2.52)

    Hi there. I've just finished reading chapter 2 of Peskin and Schroeder, and I managed to follow all of their calculations - with one exception: Homework Statement I'm not sure how P&S arrive at the integral in equation (2.52) (page 27) from the previous step in the calculation of D(x-y)...
  43. maverick280857

    More correlation functions (Chapter 4, Peskin and Schroeder)

    Hi everyone I am trying to get equation 4.29 of Peskin and Schroeder from equation 4.28. This is what I did |\Omega\rangle = \lim_{T\rightarrow\infty(1-i\epsilon)}\left(e^{-iE_{0}(t_{0}-(-T))}\langle\Omega|0\rangle\right)U(t_0, -T)|0\rangle Take the Hermitian Adjoint of both sides. \langle...
  44. maverick280857

    Problem with Path Integral Expressions in Peskin And Schroeder Section 9.1

    Hi again everyone, I have some doubts about the path integral expressions given in Section 9.1 of Peskin and Schroeder (pg 281 and 282). For a Weyl ordered Hamiltonian H, the propagator has the form given by equation 9.11, which reads U(q_{0},q_{N};T) = \left(\prod_{i,k}\int dq_{k}^{i}\int...
  45. malawi_glenn

    Understanding the Breakdown of Path Integrals in Peskin

    Hello I am trying to follow how one can define a correlation function of two quantum fields using Path integrals. I have stumbled on equation 9.16 in Peskin, where they states that the functional integral can be split into: \int D \phi(x) = \int D\phi _1 (\vec{x}) \int D \phi _2 (\vec{x} )...
  46. nicksauce

    Peskin and Schroeder p. 20-21

    In equation 2.23 we have \phi = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\omega}}(a + a^{\dagger}) So how come equation 2.25 is \phi(x) = \int{\frac{d^3p}{(2\pi)^3}\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\omega_p}}(a_pe^{ipx} + a_p^{\dagger}e^{-ipx})} And not \phi(x) = \int{\frac{d^3p}{(2\pi)^3}\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\omega_p}}(a_p +...
  47. P

    Peskin Schröder Chapter 7.1 Field Strength Renormalization

    Hello, I read chapter 7.1 of "An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory" by Peskin and Schröder and have two questions. They derive the two point function for the interacting case. On page 213 they manipulate the matrix element, after insertion of the complete set of eigenstates. <\Omega...
  48. A

    Solve Peskin's QFT Eqn 2.54 with Hints

    QFT Peskin p.30 eqn 2.54 Homework Statement i am perplexed with eqn 2.54 peskins introductory qft. just can't make out how to arrive at it from the previous step. i think that there are dirac delta funtions involved but simply can't make it out. can somebody help? provide some hint? thanks...
  49. P

    Peskin - exponention of disconnected diagrams

    Hi all, I have a question regarding p.97 of Peskin Schroeder and its explantion of disconnected diagram exponentation. I do understand the formula on the buttom of page 96. \prod{\frac{1}{n_i!}V_{i}^{n_i}} \cdot (value \; of\; connected \; piece) ButI do not understand the sum over \{ n_i \}...
  50. G

    Exploring Peskin & Schroeder's QFT Propositions on p. 166

    It would be nice if someone commented a couple of propositions by Peskin and Schroeder in their QFT book in p.166. There they say that when the helicity is conserved in the high energy Compton scattering, one unit of spin angular momentum is converted to one unit of orbital angular momentum...
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