Gauge Theories in Particle Physics

Volume 1: From Relativistic Quantum MEchanics to QED

Ian J.R. Aitchison, Anthony J.G. Hey

422 pages, parution le 07/02/2003 (3^eme édition)

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Résumé

This book provides an accessible, practical and comprehensive introduction to the three gauge theories of the 'standard model' of particle physics: quantum electrodynamics (QED), quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and the electroweak theory. For each of them, the authors provide a thorough discussion of the main conceptual points; a detailed exposition of many practical calculations of physical quantities; and a comparison of these quantitative predictions with experimental results.

For this two-volume third edition, much of the book has been rewritten to reflect developments over the last decade in the curricula of university courses and in particle physics research. New introductory chapters provide a concise historical account of the properties of quarks and leptons, and a qualitative overview of the quantum field description of their interactions, at a level appropriate to third year courses. The chapter on relativistic quantum mechanics has been enlarged and supplemented by new sections on scattering theory and Green functions, in a form appropriate to fourth year courses. Since precision experiments now test the theories beyond lowest order in perturbation theory, an understanding of the data requires a more sophisticated knowledge of quantum field theory, including ideas of renormalization. The treatment of quantum field theory has therefore been considerably extended to provide a uniquely accessible and self-contained introduction to quantum field dynamics, as described by Feynman graphs; the level is suitable for advanced fourth year undergraduates and first year graduates.

Contents

PART 1 Introductory Survey, Electromagnetism as a Gauge Theory, and Relativ1stic Quantum Mechanics

Quarks and Leptons
Particle Interactions in the Standard Model
Electromagnetism as a Gauge Theory
Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

PART 2 Introduction to Quantum Field Theory

Quantum Field Theory I: the Free Scalar Field
Quantum Field Theory II: Interacting Scalar Fields
Quantum Field Theory III: Complex Scalar Fields, Dirac and Maxwell Fields; Introduction of Electromagnetic Interactions

PART 3 Tree-Level Applications in QED

Elementary Processes in Scalar and Spinor Electrodynamics
Deep Inelastic Electron-Nucleon Scattering and the Quark Parton Model

PART 4 Loops and Renormalization

Loops and Renormalization I: the ABC Theory
Loops and Renormalization II: QED

Appendices

Appendix A Non-relativistic Quantum Mechanics
Appendix B Natural Units
Appendix C Maxwell's Equations: Choice of Units
Appendix D Special Relativity: Invariance and Covariance
Appendix E Dirac δ-Function
Appendix F Contour Integration
Appendix G Green Functions
Appendix H Elements of Non-relativistic Scattering Theory
Appendix I The Schrödinger and Heisenberg Pictures
Appendix J Dirac Algebra and Trace Identities
Appendix K Example of a Cross Section Calculation
Appendix L Feynman Rules for Tree Graphs in QED

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Institute of Physics (IOP)
Auteur(s)	Ian J.R. Aitchison, Anthony J.G. Hey
Parution	07/02/2003
Édition	3^eme édition
Nb. de pages	422
Format	15,6 x 23,4
Couverture	Broché
Poids	738g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750308649
ISBN13	978-0-7503-0864-9