Perturbative Algebraic Quantum Field Theory : An Introduction for Mathematicians

Introduction -- Algebraic approach to quantum theory -- Algebraic quantum mechanics -- Causality -- Haag-Kastler axioms -- pAQFT axioms -- LCQFT -- Kinematical structure -- The space of field configurations -- Functionals on the configuration space -- Fermionic field configurations -- Vector fields -- Functorial interpretation -- Classical theory -- Dynamics -- Natural Lagrangians -- Homological characterization of the solution space -- The net of topological Poisson algabras -- Analogy with classical mechanics -- Deformation quantization -- Star products -- The star product on the space of multivector fields -- Kähler structure -- Interaction -- Outline of the approach -- Scatering matrix and time ordered products -- Renormalization group -- Interacting local nets -- Explicit construction -- Gauge theories -- Classical gauge theory -- Gauge-fixing -- BV formalism -- Effective quantum gravity -- From LCQFT to quantum gravity -- Dynamics and symmetries -- Linearized theory -- Quantization -- Relational observables -- Background independence. - Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9783319258997