The Ideas of Particle Physics

James E. Dodd; Ben Gripaios

doi:10.1017/9781108616270

This book is a comprehensive introduction to particle physics, bridging the gap between traditional textbooks on the subject and popular accounts that assume little background knowledge. This fourth edition is fully revised, including the most recent ideas and discoveries, and the latest avenues of research. The development of the subject is traced from the foundations of quantum mechanics and relativity, through the formulation of quantum field theories, to the standard model. Research now continues with the first signs of physics beyond the standard model and with the formulation of modern string theory which aims to include a quantum theory of gravity for the first time. This book is intended for anyone with a background in physical sciences who wishes to learn about particle physics. It is also valuable to students of physics wishing to gain an introductory overview of the subject.

‘… The Ideas of Particle Physics remains an excellent book, predominantly aimed at graduate students, as a complement to courses and other reference works.’

Dave Barney Source: CERN Courier

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Frontmatter
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Dedication
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Contents
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Preface
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Part I - Introduction
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1 - Matter and Light
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2 - Special Relativity
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3 - Quantum Mechanics
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4 - Relativistic Quantum Theory
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Part II - Basic Particle Physics
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5 - The Fundamental Forces
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6 - Symmetry in the Microworld
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7 - Mesons
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8 - Strange Particles
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Part III - Strong Interaction Physics
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9 - Resonance Particles
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10 - SU(3) and Quarks
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Part IV - Weak Interaction Physics I
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11 - The Violation of Parity
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12 - Fermi’s Theory of the Weak Interactions
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13 - Two Neutrinos
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14 - Neutral Kaons and CP Violation
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Part V - Weak Interaction Physics II
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15 - The Current–Current Theory of the Weak Interactions
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16 - An Example Leptonic Process: Electron-neutrino Scattering
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17 - The Weak Interactions of Hadrons
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18 - The W Boson
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Part VI - Gauge Theory of the Weak Interactions
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19 - Motivation for the Theory
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20 - Gauge Theory
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