Gauge Theories of the Strong Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions 2nd Edition by Chris Quigg ISBN 0691135487 978-0691135489

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ISBN 10: 0691135487
ISBN 13: 978-0691135489
Author: Chris Quigg

A thoroughly revised edition of a landmark textbook on gauge theories and their applications to particle physics

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

Gauge Theories of the Strong Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions 2nd Table of contents:

One Introduction

1.1 Elements of the Standard Model of Particle Physics

1.2 Leptons

1.3 Quarks

1.4 The Fundamental Interactions

Problems

For Further Reading

References

Two Lagrangian Formalism and Conservation Laws

2.1 Hamilton’s Principle

2.2 Free Field Theory Examples

2.3 Symmetries and Conservation Laws

Problems

For Further Reading

References

Three The Idea of Gauge Invariance

3.1 Historical Preliminaries

3.2 Gauge Invariance in Classical Electrodynamics

3.3 Phase Invariance in Quantum Mechanics

3.4 Significance of Potentials in Quantum Theory

3.5 Phase Invariance in Field Theory

3.6 Feynman Rules for Electromagnetism

Problems

For Further Reading

References

Four Non-Abelian Gauge Theories

4.1 Motivation

4.2 Construction

4.3 Some Physical Consequences

4.4 Assessment

Problems

For Further Reading

References

Five Hidden Symmetries

5.1 The Idea of Spontaneously Broken Symmetries

5.2 Spontaneous Breaking of Continuous Symmetries

5.3 Spontaneous Breaking of a Gauge Symmetry

5.4 The Sigma Model

5.5 Spontaneous Breaking of a Non-Abelian Symmetry

5.6 Prospects

Problems

For Further Reading

References

Six Electroweak Interactions of Leptons

6.1 An Effective Lagrangian for the Weak Interactions

6.2 Intermediate Vector Bosons: A First Look

6.3 The Standard Electroweak Theory of Leptons

6.4 Neutral-Current Interactions among Leptons

6.5 The Higgs Boson: A First Look

6.6 The Higgs Boson, Asymptotic Behavior, and the 1-TeV Scale

6.7 Neutrino Mixing and Neutrino Mass

6.8 Renormalizability of the Theory

6.9 Interim Assessment

Problems

For Further Reading

References

Seven Electroweak Interactions of Quarks

7.1 The Standard Electroweak Theory: Preliminaries

7.2 Electroweak Gauge Bosons

7.3 Electron–Positron Annihilations

7.4 Deeply Inelastic Lepton–Hadron Scattering

7.5 Hadron–Hadron Interactions

7.6 Further Tests of the Electroweak Theory

7.7 A Brief Look at Quantum Corrections

7.8 The Scale of Fermion Masses

7.9 Search for the Higgs Boson

7.10 Incompleteness of the Electroweak Theory

7.11 The Hierarchy Problem

7.12 The Vacuum Energy Problem

7.13 Reflections

Problems

For Further Reading

References

Eight Strong Interactions among Quarks

8.1 A Color Gauge Theory

8.2 Charge Renormalization in Electrodynamics

8.3 The Running Coupling Constant in QCD

8.4 Perturbative QCD: A First Example

8.5 QCD Corrections to Deeply Inelastic Scattering

8.6 Jets in Hadron–Hadron Collisions

8.7 Two-Photon Processes and the Photon-Structure Function

8.8 Color Confinement

8.9 QCD-induced Electroweak Symmetry Breaking

8.10 The 1/N Expansion

8.11 Strong-Interaction Symmetries

8.12 Assessment

Problems

For Further Reading

References

Nine Unified Theories

9.1 Why Unify?

9.2 The SU(5) Model

9.3 Coupling-Constant Unification

9.4 Nucleon Decay

9.5 The Baryon Number of the Universe

9.6 The Problem of Fermion Masses

9.7 Assessment

Problems

For Further Reading

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