Gauge theories in particle physics : a practical introduction. Volume 1, From relativistic quantum mechanics to QED /

Gauge theories in particle physics : a practical introduction. Volume 1, From relativistic quantum mechanics to QED /

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Author / Creator:Aitchison, Ian Johnston Rhind, 1936- author.
Edition:Fourth edition.
Imprint:Boca Raton, Florida ; London [England] ; New York [New York] : CRC Press, 2013.
©2013
Description:1 online resource (444 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Subject:
Gauge fields (Physics)
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Elementary Particles
Gauge fields (Physics)
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12830780
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Varying Form of Title:From relativistic quantum mechanics to QED
Other authors / contributors:Hey, Anthony J. G., author.
ISBN:9781466513020
1466513020
9781466512993
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:INTRODUCTORY SURVEY, ELECTROMAGNETISM AS A GAUGE THEORY, AND RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM MECHANICSThe Particles and Forces of in the Standard ModelElectromagnetism as a Gauge TheoryRelativistic Quantum MechanicsLorentz Transformations and Discrete SymmetriesINTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM FIELD THEORYQuantum Field Theory I: The Free Scalar FieldQuantum Field Theory II: Interacting Scalar FieldsQuantum Field Theory III: Complex Scalar Fields, Dirac and Maxwell Fields; Introduction of Electromagnetic InteractionsTREE-LEVEL APPLICATIONS IN QEDElementary Processes in Scalar and Spinor ElectrodynamicsDeep Inelastic Electron-Nucleon Scattering and the Parton ModelLOOPS AND RENORMALIZATIONLoops and Renormalization I: The ABC TheoryLoops and Renormalization II: QED 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 Delta-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 ReferencesIndexProblems appear at the end of each chapter.
Other form:Print version: Aitchison, Ian J R. Gauge Theories in Particle Physics: A Practical Introduction, Volume 1. Hoboken : CRC Press, ©2012 9781466512993
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Summary:Volume 1 of this revised and updated edition provides an accessible and practical introduction to the first gauge theory included in the Standard Model of particle physics: quantum electrodynamics (QED).The book includes self-contained presentations of electromagnetism as a gauge theory as well as relativistic quantum mechanics. It provides a uniqu
Physical Description:1 online resource (444 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781466513020
1466513020
9781466512993

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