Akhiezer A.I., Berestetskii V.B. Quantum electrodynamics

Interscience Publishers, 1965. — 888 p.
In preparing the second edition we have subjected the book to extensive revision. The principal aim and the contents of the book have not been altered; the book is devoted to the systematic presentation of electromagnetic processes only. Only some general theorems and methods go beyond the framework of electrodynamics proper. In the second edition the space devoted to these has been increased (reflection properties, Green's functions, functional methods, etc.). In the presentation of the principles of quantum electrodynamics the theory of renormalizations has been subjected to the most extensive revision. Without claiming complete mathematical rigor we have attempted to present the concept of renormalization from a single simple physical point of view, avoiding purely prescription-like methods of eliminating divergences, and making maximum use of the general properties of quantum mechanical systems. In connection with this the structure of the book has been somewhat altered.