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This text covers classical field theory, quantum mechanics and all major theoretical aspects of quantum field theory, and shows how they are related. Unlike any other book on the subject, fields are viewed as global entities in spacetime rather than as systems evolving from one instant of time to the next.

Provides information on fusion energy, burning hydrogen which is available from water. It is the energy source of the sun. It produces neither greenhouse gases leading to global warming nor nuclear waste. This book describes how to use powerful lasers to ignite the hydrogen fuel, and is aimed at those who want to understand its technical basis.

This book represents the first unified treatment of an important field of research - the theory of quantum fluctuations in inhomogeneous superconductivity materials. It can be used as a main or supplementary text in graduate courses on superconductivity, many-body systems, phase transitions, submicron physics, and surface science.