Electroweak and Strong Interactions

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XX

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2. Fermion Fields and Their Properties

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   Pages 1-71

3. Electromagnetic Processes and Interactions

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   Pages 72-171

4. Weak Interactions and the Standard Model of Strong and Electroweak Interactions

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   Pages 172-276

5. Beyond the Minimal Standard Model

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   Pages 277-355

6. Scattering of Strongly Interacting Particles on Nuclei

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   Pages 356-406

7. Hadronic Atoms

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   Pages 407-451

8. Back Matter

   Pages 452-499

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Electroweak and Strong Interaction: An Introduction to Theoretical Particle Physics begins with relativistic quantum mechanics, which lays the foundation for the rest of the text. The phenomenology and the physics of fundamental interactions are emphasized through a detailed discussion of the empirical fundamentals of unified theories of strong, electromagnetic, and weak interactions. The principles of local gauge theories are described. The minimal standard model of the fundamental interactions is developed and characteristic applications are worked out. Possible signals of physics beyond that model and the theory of interactions of elementary particles probing complex nuclei are also discussed. Numerous exercises with solutions make the text suitable for advanced courses.

• Electromagnetic Interaction
• Electroweak Interaction
• Elementary Particle Physics
• Hadronic Atoms
• Hadrons
• Leptons
• Local Gauge Theory
• Neutrino Physics
• Particle Physics
• Quantum Chromodynamics
• Quarks Physics
• Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
• Standard M

"I very much enjoyed reading this book because great care has gone into its preparation ... The author has achieved a good balance between the presentation of mathematical material and its use in the description of physical phenomena." (Physics Today)

• Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany

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