Quantum QFT: groups, effective action, fiber bundles, anomalies, EFT

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The discussion centers on seeking advanced textbooks in Quantum Field Theory (QFT) after studying Peskin and Schroeder and completing a master's program. Key topics of interest include the Lorentz group and Lie group representations, effective action and potential, geometric interpretations of gauge fields, and various types of anomalies in QCD, such as axial anomalies and their implications in different theoretical approaches. The conversation also touches on topological aspects of quantum theory, including instantons and the Theta Vacuum, as well as effective field theories like sigma models. Recommendations for additional resources include S. Weinberg's "The Quantum Theory of Fields" and several texts on finite-temperature QFT, such as works by M. LeBellac and J. I. Kapusta. The inquiry also seeks books that approach QFT from a mathematical perspective, indicating a desire for a deeper theoretical understanding.
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Hi, I am looking for textbooks in QFT. I studied QFT using Peskin And Schroeder + two year master's degree QFT programme.
I want to know about the next items:
1) Lorentz group and Lie group (precise adjectives, group representation and connection between fields and spins from the standpoint of Lorentz group)
2) Effective action, effective potential, external sources.
3) Geometric sense of gauge fields (Vertical and horizontal bundles, connection with tensors)
4) Anomalies
- clear division between axial anomaly in QCD (Theta Vacuum: axion -> 2 gluons) and axial anomaly in QCD of current (Chern–Simons term: pion->two photons, photon->three pions, ...)
- consideration anomalies in different approaches (perturbative, functional, topological (index theorem))
- difference between Consistent, Covariant, Multiplicative Anomalies
5) topologically aspects of quantum theory (instantons, sfalerons, Theta Vacuum)
6) effective theory field (sigma models, Nambu–Jona-Lasinio model)
7) introduction temperate in theory.

I would appreciate for good books.
 
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S. Weinberg, The Quantum Theory of Fields, 3 Vols, Cambridge University Press

I don't underst and 7). Do you mean finite-temperature QFT? Then I'd recommend

M. LeBellac, Thermal Field Theory, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, 1996.
J. I. Kapusta and C. Gale, Finite-Temperature Field Theory; Principles and Applications, Cambridge University Press, 2 ed., 2006.
M. Laine and A. Vuorinen, Basics of Thermal Field Theory, vol. 925 of Lecture Notes in Physics, 2016.
 
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vanhees71 said:
Do you mean finite-temperature QFT?
Yes. Thank you for advice. Is there something other than Weinberg?

And I would like to know are there any QFT books written from a mathematical view?
 
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