Electroweak and Strong Interactions
An Introduction to Theoretical Particle Physics
2nd Edition
Published on 17. April 2013
XX, 499 pages
978-3-662-03245-9 (ISBN)
Description
Electroweak and Strong Interaction: An Introduction to
Theoretical Particle Physics
begins with relativistic quantum mechanics, which lays the foundation for the rest of the text. The phenomenology and the physics of fundamental interactions are emphasized through a detailed discussion of the empirical fundamentals of unified theories of strong, electromagnetic, and weak interactions. The principles of local gauge theories are described. The minimal standard model of the fundamental interactions is developed and characteristic applications are worked out. Possible signals of physics beyond that model and the theory of interactions of elementary particles probing complex nuclei are also discussed. Numerous exercises with solutions make the text suitable for advanced courses.
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"I very much enjoyed reading this book because great care has gone into its preparation ... The author has achieved a good balance between the presentation of mathematical material and its use in the description of physical phenomena." (Physics Today)More details
Series
Edition
Second Edition 1996
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
XX, 499 p. 2 illus.
File size
39,25 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-662-03245-9 (9783662032459)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-03245-9
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Content
1 Fermion Fields and Their Properties.- 2 Electromagnetic Processes and Interactions.- 3 Weak Interactions and the Standard Model of Strong and Electroweak Interactions.- 4 Beyond the Minimal Standard Model.- 5 Scattering of Strongly Interacting Particles on Nuclei.- 6 Hadronic Atoms.- Appendix A. Lorentz Invariant Distributions.- Appendix B. 5-Matrix, Cross Sections, Decay Probabilities.- Appendix C2. Traces.- Appendix D. The Group SU(3).- Appendix E. Dirac Equation with Central Fields.- Books, Monographs and General Reviews of Data.- Exercises: Further Hints and Selected Solutions.
