Introduction to Elementary Particles
2nd Edition
Published on 20. August 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 472 pages
978-3-527-40601-2 (ISBN)
Description
In the second, revised edition of a well-established textbook, the author strikes a balance between quantitative rigor and intuitive understanding, using a lively, informal style. The first chapter provides a detailed historical introduction to the subject, while subsequent chapters offer a quantitative presentation of the Standard Model. A simplified introduction to the Feynman rules, based on a "toy" model, helps readers learn the calculational techniques without the complications of spin. It is followed by accessible treatments of quantum electrodynamics, the strong and weak interactions, and gauge theories. New chapters address neutrino oscillations and prospects for physics beyond the Standard Model. The book contains a number of worked examples and many end-of-chapter problems. A complete solution manual is available for instructors.
Reviews / Votes
"I'd recommend this book to anyone in the field and anyone lecturing in it. It's wonderful. Reading any section will always yield insights, and you can't go wrong with Griffiths as a guide." (Times Higher Education Supplement, December 2009)"A clearly written textbook balancing intuitive understanding and mathematical rigour, emphasizing elementary particle theory." (Reviews, May 2009)
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Edition
2. überarbeitete Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
118
106 s/w Abbildungen, 12 s/w Tabellen
150 Abb.
Dimensions
Height: 168 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
912 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-527-40601-2 (9783527406012)
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David Griffiths
Introduction to Elementary Particles
E-Book
12/2020
2nd Edition
Wiley-VCH
€70.99
Available for download
David Griffiths
Introduction to Elementary Particles
E-Book
12/2020
2nd Edition
Wiley-VCH
€70.99
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David Griffiths
Introduction to Elementary Particles
Book
03/1987
1st Edition
Wiley
€94.90
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Person
David Griffiths is Professor of Physics at the Reed College in Portland, Oregon. After obtaining his PhD in elementary particle theory at Harvard, he taught at several colleges and universities before joining the faculty at Reed in 1978. He specializes in classical electrodynamics and quantum mechanics as well as elementary particles, and has written textbooks on all three subjects.
Content
1 Historical Introduction to the Elementary Particles
2 Elementary Particle Dynamics
3 Relativistic Kinematics
4 Symmetries
5 Bound States
6 The Feynman Calculus
7 Quantum Electrodynamics
8 Electrodynamics and Chromodynamics of Quarks
9 Weak Interactions
10 Gauge Theories
11 Neutrino Oscillations
12 Afterword: What´s Next?
A The Dirac Delta Function
B Decay Rates and Cross Sections
C Pauli and Dirac Matrices
D Feynman Rules (Tree Level)
2 Elementary Particle Dynamics
3 Relativistic Kinematics
4 Symmetries
5 Bound States
6 The Feynman Calculus
7 Quantum Electrodynamics
8 Electrodynamics and Chromodynamics of Quarks
9 Weak Interactions
10 Gauge Theories
11 Neutrino Oscillations
12 Afterword: What´s Next?
A The Dirac Delta Function
B Decay Rates and Cross Sections
C Pauli and Dirac Matrices
D Feynman Rules (Tree Level)