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1 online resource (497 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; One Introduction; 1.1 Elements of the Standard Model of Particle Physics; 1.2 Leptons; 1.3 Quarks; 1.4 The Fundamental Interactions; Problems; For Further Reading; References; Two Lagrangian Formalism and Conservation Laws; 2.1 Hamilton's Principle; 2.2 Free Field Theory Examples; 2.3 Symmetries and Conservation Laws; Problems; For Further Reading; References; Three The Idea of Gauge Invariance; 3.1 Historical Preliminaries; 3.2 Gauge Invariance in Classical Electrodynamics; 3.3 Phase Invariance in Quantum Mechanics |
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3.4 Significance of Potentials in Quantum Theory3.5 Phase Invariance in Field Theory; 4.3 Some Physical Consequences; 3.6 Feynman Rules for Electromagnetism; Problems; For Further Reading; References; Four Non-Abelian Gauge Theories; 4.1 Motivation; 4.2 Construction; 4.4 Assessment; Problems; For Further Reading; References; Five Hidden Symmetries; 5.1 The Idea of Spontaneously Broken Symmetries; 5.2 Spontaneous Breaking of Continuous Symmetries; 5.3 Spontaneous Breaking of a Gauge Symmetry; 5.4 The Sigma Model; 5.5 Spontaneous Breaking of a Non-Abelian Symmetry; 5.6 Prospects; Problems |
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For Further ReadingReferences; Six Electroweak Interactions of Leptons; 6.1 An Effective Lagrangian for the Weak Interactions; 6.2 Intermediate Vector Bosons: A First Look; 6.3 The Standard Electroweak Theory of Leptons; 6.4 Neutral-Current Interactions among Leptons; 6.5 The Higgs Boson: A First Look; 6.6 The Higgs Boson, Asymptotic Behavior, and the 1-TeV Scale; 6.7 Neutrino Mixing and Neutrino Mass; 6.8 Renormalizability of the Theory; 6.9 Interim Assessment; Problems; For Further Reading; References; Seven Electroweak Interactions of Quarks |
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7.1 The Standard Electroweak Theory: Preliminaries7.2 Electroweak Gauge Bosons; 7.3 Electron-Positron Annihilations; 7.4 Deeply Inelastic Lepton-Hadron Scattering; 7.5 Hadron-Hadron Interactions; 7.6 Further Tests of the Electroweak Theory; 7.7 A Brief Look at Quantum Corrections; 7.8 The Scale of Fermion Masses; 7.9 Search for the Higgs Boson; 7.10 Incompleteness of the Electroweak Theory; 7.11 The Hierarchy Problem; 7.12 The Vacuum Energy Problem; 7.13 Reflections; Problems; For Further Reading; References; Eight Strong Interactions among Quarks; 8.1 A Color Gauge Theory |
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8.2 Charge Renormalization in Electrodynamics8.3 The Running Coupling Constant in QCD; 8.4 Perturbative QCD: A First Example; 8.5 QCD Corrections to Deeply Inelastic Scattering; 8.6 Jets in Hadron-Hadron Collisions; 8.7 Two-Photon Processes and the Photon-Structure Function; 8.8 Color Confinement; 8.9 QCD-induced Electroweak Symmetry Breaking; 8.10 The 1/N Expansion; 8.11 Strong-Interaction Symmetries; 8.12 Assessment; Problems; For Further Reading; References; Nine Unified Theories; 9.1 Why Unify?; 9.2 The SU(5) Model; 9.3 Coupling-Constant Unification; 9.4 Nucleon Decay |
| Summary |
This completely revised and updated graduate-level textbook is an ideal introduction to gauge theories and their applications to high-energy particle physics, and takes an in-depth look at two new laws of nature--quantum chromodynamics and the electroweak theory. From quantum electrodynamics through unified theories of the interactions among leptons and quarks, Chris Quigg examines the logic and structure behind gauge theories and the experimental underpinnings of today's theories. Quigg emphasizes how we know what we know, and in the era of the Large Hadron Collider, his insightful survey |
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9.5 The Baryon Number of the Universe |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Gauge fields (Physics)
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Nuclear reactions.
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Strong interactions (Nuclear physics)
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nuclear reaction.
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Gauge fields (Physics)
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Nuclear reactions.
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Strong interactions (Nuclear physics)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400848225 |
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1400848229 |
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0691135487 |
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9780691135489 |
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1299718140 |
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9781299718142 |
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