Foreword by Victor F. Weisskopf
Preface by the Editor
Part 1. Quantization of the Electron-Positron Field
1. The Heisenberg and Interaction Representations
2. Quantization of the Harmonic Oscillator
3. Second Quantization for Spin-1/2 Particles
4. Sign of the Energy; Hole Theory
5. Construction of the Invariant Functions
6. Charge-Conjugated Quantities
Part 2. Response to an External Field: Charge Renormalization
7. Vacuum Expectation Values of Expressions Bilinear in the Current
8. Vacuum Polarization in an External Field
9. Particles with Zero Spin
10. Evaluation of the Kernals ^K and ^L
11. The Causal Kernels Kcμν and Lcμν
12. Impossibility of Canceling the Self-Charge
Part 3. Quantization of Free Fields: Spin 0 and 1/2, Quantum Electrodynamics
13. The Invariant Functions
14. Quantization of Force-Free, Uncharged, Spin-0 Fields
15. Quantum Electrodynamics in Vacuum
16. Quantum Electrodynamics in Canonical Notation
17. Various Representations
18. Theory of Positrons (Spin-1/2 Particles)
Part 4. Interacting Fields: Interaction Representation and S-Matrix
19. Electrons Interacting with the Electromagnetic Field
20. Charged Particles with Zero Spin
21. The Interaction Representation
22. Dyson's Integration Method
23. The P* Product for Spin-Zero
Part 5. Heisenberg Representation: S-Matrix and Charge Renormalization
24. The S-matrix and the Heisenberg Representation
25. Renormalized Fields in the Heisenberg Representation
Part 6. The S-Matrix: Applications
26. The Relation Between the S-Matrix and the Cross-Section
27. An Application of the Dyson Formalism: Møller Scattering
28. Discussion of the Dc Function
29. The Electron Self-Energy in an External Homogeneous Electromagnetic Field
Part 7. Feynman's Approach to Quantum Electrodynamics
30. The Path Integral Method
Supplementary Bibliography
Appendix. Comments by the Editor
Index
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