Fields, Symmetries, and Quarks

Fields, Symmetries, and Quarks
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9783662038413
ISBN-13 : 3662038412
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Synopsis Fields, Symmetries, and Quarks by : Ulrich Mosel

This revised and extended edition of the book Fields, Symmetries, and Quarks, originally published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, Hamburg, 1989, contains a new chapter on electroweak interactions which has also grown out of lectures that I have given in the meantime. In addition, a number of changes, mainly in the metric used, in the discussion of the theory of strong interactions, QCD, and in the chapter on hadron physics, have been made and errors have been corrected. The motivation for this book, however, is still the same as it was 10 years ago: This is a book on quantum field theory and our present understanding of leptons and hadrons for advanced students and the non-specialists and, in particular, the experimentalists working on problems of nuclear and hadron physics. I am grateful to Dr. S. Leupold for a very careful reading of the revised manuscript, many corrections, and helpful suggestions and to C. Traxler for producing the figures and for constructive discussions.

Quarks, Leptons & Gauge Fields

Quarks, Leptons & Gauge Fields
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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 9810206593
ISBN-13 : 9789810206598
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Quarks, Leptons & Gauge Fields by : Kerson Huang

This is perhaps the most up-to-date book on Modern Elementary Particle Physics. The main content is an introduction to Yang-Mills fields, and the Standard Model of Particle Physics. A concise introduction to quarks is provided, with a discussion of the representations of SU(3).The Standard Model is presented in detail, including such topics as the Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix, chiral symmetry breaking, and the ?-vacuum. Theoretical topics of a more general nature include path integrals, topological solitons, renormalization group, effective potentials, the axial anomaly, and lattice gauge theory.This second edition, which has been expanded, incorporates the following new subjects: Wilson's renormalization scheme, and its relation to perturbative renormalization; pitfalls in quantizing gauge fields, such as the Gribov ambiguity; the lattice as a consistent regularization; Monte Carlo methods of solution; and the issues, folklores, and scenarios of quark confinement. More than a quarter of the book comprise of new materials.This book may be used as a text for a one-semester course on advanced quantum field theory, or reference book for particle physicists.

From Current Algebra to Quantum Chromodynamics

From Current Algebra to Quantum Chromodynamics
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1107411394
ISBN-13 : 9781107411395
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis From Current Algebra to Quantum Chromodynamics by : Tian Yu Cao

The advent of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) in the early 1970s was one of the most important events in twentieth-century science. This book examines the conceptual steps that were crucial to the rise of QCD, placing them in historical context against the background of debates that were ongoing between the bootstrap approach and composite modeling, and between mathematical and realistic conceptions of quarks. It explains the origins of QCD in current algebra and its development through high-energy experiments, model-building, mathematical analysis and conceptual synthesis. Addressing a range of complex physical, philosophical and historiographical issues in detail, this book will interest graduate students and researchers in physics and in the history and philosophy of science.

Dynamical Symmetry Breaking In Quantum Field Theories

Dynamical Symmetry Breaking In Quantum Field Theories
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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 552
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ISBN-10 : 9789814502665
ISBN-13 : 9814502669
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Dynamical Symmetry Breaking In Quantum Field Theories by : Vladimir A Miransky

The phenomenon of dynamical symmetry breaking (DSB) in quantum field theory is discussed in a detailed and comprehensive way. The deep connection between this phenomenon in condensed matter physics and particle physics is emphasized. The realizations of DSB in such realistic theories as quantum chromodynamics and electroweak theory are considered. Issues intimately connected with DSB such as critical phenomenona and effective lagrangian approach are also discussed.

Particle Physics Reference Library

Particle Physics Reference Library
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 632
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ISBN-10 : 9783030382070
ISBN-13 : 3030382079
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Particle Physics Reference Library by : Herwig Schopper

This first open access volume of the handbook series contains articles on the standard model of particle physics, both from the theoretical and experimental perspective. It also covers related topics, such as heavy-ion physics, neutrino physics and searches for new physics beyond the standard model. A joint CERN-Springer initiative, the "Particle Physics Reference Library" provides revised and updated contributions based on previously published material in the well-known Landolt-Boernstein series on particle physics, accelerators and detectors (volumes 21A, B1,B2,C), which took stock of the field approximately one decade ago. Central to this new initiative is publication under full open access

Quarks Bound by Chiral Fields

Quarks Bound by Chiral Fields
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 019851784X
ISBN-13 : 9780198517849
Rating : 4/5 (4X Downloads)

Synopsis Quarks Bound by Chiral Fields by : Georges Ripka

The structure of light hadrons is dominated by the spontaneously broken chiral symmetry of the strongly interacting (QCD) vacuum. Low energy properties of light hadrons can be described in terms of quarks interacting with chiral fields. This book gives a comprehensive account of a large class of models which describe the restoration of chiral symmetry at high temperature and density, the effective interactions between quarks, mesons as solutions of the Beth-Salpeter equation, and baryons in terms of solitions which rotate in flavor space. An in-depth analysis of regularization is given, including regularization by delocalized fields. Symmetry conserving approximations are formulated using both path integral and Feynmann graph methods. The book's style is pedagogical and well-suited to graduate and Ph.D. students who want to learn the techniques used in present day research. It can also serve as a reference for research and lecture courses.

Particles And Quantum Fields

Particles And Quantum Fields
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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 1628
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ISBN-10 : 9789814740920
ISBN-13 : 9814740926
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Particles And Quantum Fields by : Hagen Kleinert

This is an introductory book on elementary particles and their interactions. It starts out with many-body Schrödinger theory and second quantization and leads, via its generalization, to relativistic fields of various spins and to gravity. The text begins with the best known quantum field theory so far, the quantum electrodynamics of photon and electrons (QED). It continues by developing the theory of strong interactions between the elementary constituents of matter (quarks). This is possible due to the property called asymptotic freedom. On the way one has to tackle the problem of removing various infinities by renormalization. The divergent sums of infinitely many diagrams are performed with the renormalization group or by variational perturbation theory (VPT). The latter is an outcome of the Feynman-Kleinert variational approach to path integrals discussed in two earlier books of the author, one representing a comprehensive treatise on path integrals, the other dealing with critial phenomena. Unlike ordinary perturbation theory, VPT produces uniformly convergent series which are valid from weak to strong couplings, where they describe critical phenomena.The present book develops the theory of effective actions which allow to treat quantum phenomena with classical formalism. For example, it derives the observed anomalous power laws of strongly interacting theories from an extremum of the action. Their fluctuations are not based on Gaussian distributions, as in the perturbative treatment of quantum field theories, or in asymptotically-free theories, but on deviations from the average which are much larger and which obey power-like distributions.Exactly solvable models are discussed and their physical properties are compared with those derived from general methods. In the last chapter we discuss the problem of quantizing the classical theory of gravity.

Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions

Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 496
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ISBN-10 : 9781400848225
ISBN-13 : 1400848229
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions by : Chris Quigg

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 of the standard model and the next great questions for particle physics makes for compelling reading. The brand-new edition shows how the electroweak theory developed in conversation with experiment. Featuring a wide-ranging treatment of electroweak symmetry breaking, the physics of the Higgs boson, and the importance of the 1-TeV scale, the book moves beyond established knowledge and investigates the path toward unified theories of strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions. Explicit calculations and diverse exercises allow readers to derive the consequences of these theories. Extensive annotated bibliographies accompany each chapter, amplify points of conceptual or technical interest, introduce further applications, and lead readers to the research literature. Students and seasoned practitioners will profit from the text's current insights, and specialists wishing to understand gauge theories will find the book an ideal reference for self-study. Brand-new edition of a landmark text introducing gauge theories Consistent attention to how we know what we know Explicit calculations develop concepts and engage with experiment Interesting and diverse problems sharpen skills and ideas Extensive annotated bibliographies

An Informal Introduction to Gauge Field Theories

An Informal Introduction to Gauge Field Theories
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 0521039541
ISBN-13 : 9780521039543
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis An Informal Introduction to Gauge Field Theories by : Ian J. R. Aitchison

Four forces are dominant in physics: gravity, electromagnetism and the weak and strong nuclear forces. Quantum electrodynamics - the highly successful theory of the electromagnetic interaction - is a gauge field theory. In this short book Dr Aitchison gives an introduction to these theories, a knowledge of which is essential in understanding modern particle physics.