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Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions : Second Edition.
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.