Book recommendation after Sakurai Modern Quantum Physics

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The discussion revolves around recommendations for comprehensive texts in quantum field theory (QFT) and particle physics to follow after studying Sakurai's "Modern Quantum Physics." The focus is on finding books that include a substantial number of problems and delve into topics beyond the standard model.

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  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks recommendations for comprehensive QFT texts with many problems after completing Sakurai.
  • Another participant suggests "Exercises in Quantum Field Theory" by Atkinson and Johnson, highlighting its format of solved exercises.
  • A different participant recommends "Quantum Field Theory: A Self-Contained Course" by the same authors, noting it includes unsolved exercises.
  • Another suggestion includes the works of D. Bailin and A. Love, emphasizing their straightforward style and relevance to QFT, SUSY, and Strings.
  • Additionally, books by Pierre Ramond are mentioned as an alternative reading option.

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Participants provide various recommendations, indicating a lack of consensus on a single best text, with multiple competing views on suitable books for further study.

Contextual Notes

Participants do not specify the depth or prerequisites for the recommended texts, which may affect their suitability for different readers.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in advancing their knowledge in quantum field theory and particle physics, particularly those looking for comprehensive texts with problem sets.

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TL;DR Summary: Book after Sakurai Modern Quantum Physics

I am doing a comprehensive reading of sakurai and I have solved every problem from chapters I finished on my own, I will finish the book within 2 weeks and I want to delve into qft and other particle physics related topics, not from summaries but comprehensive books, I will start a graduate program related to cern in 3 months, I alreadily knew some qft but now I want to do it, hence do a good book with good problems in it first. Also, I want to move beyond standart model. I don’t want recommendations such as slowing down, but my question is, what comprehensive texts with lots of problems in it do you recommend me after finishing sakurai?
 
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Maybe Atkinson and Johnson, Exercises in Quantum Field Theory. It's like a textbook written completely in the form of completely solved exercises.
The same authors wrote also Quantum Field Theory A Self-Contained Course, which has a form of a normal textbook, with a lot of unsolved exercises at the end of each chapter.
 
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Depending on what your goal is, separately or as a complementary reading to Atkinson & Johnson, read all the books written by the English professors D. Bailin and A. Love on QFT, SUSY, and Strings. They are written in the "no-nonsense" style that you may find Landau & Lifschitz's "Mechanics" famous for. An alternative would be the books by Pierre Ramond.
 
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Thanks everyone.
 

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