Gauge Theories in Particle Physics: A Practical by Ian J R Aitchison,Anthony J.G. Hey

By Ian J R Aitchison,Anthony J.G. Hey

Volume 2 of this revised and up to date version offers an available and functional creation to the 2 non-Abelian quantum gauge box theories of the traditional version of particle physics: quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and the Glashow-Salam-Weinberg (GSW) electroweak theory.



This quantity covers a lot of the experimental growth made within the final ten years. a brand new bankruptcy on CP violation and oscillation phenomena describes CP violation in B-meson decays in addition to the most experiments that experience ended in our present wisdom of mass-squared variations and combining angles in neutrino physics. Exploring a brand new period in particle physics, this version discusses probably the most fresh and interesting breakthroughs—the discovery of a boson with homes in step with these of the traditional version Higgs boson. It additionally updates many different themes, together with jet algorithms, lattice QCD, potent Lagrangians, and three-generation quark blending and the CKM matrix.



New to the Fourth Edition




  • New bankruptcy on CP violation and oscillations in mesonic and neutrino systems

  • New part on three-generation quark blending and the CKM matrix

  • Improved dialogue of two-jet go part in electron-positron annihilation

  • New part on jet algorithms

  • Recent lattice QCD calculations with dynamical fermions

  • New part on powerful Lagrangians for spontaneously damaged chiral symmetry, together with the three-flavor extension, meson mass family, and chiral perturbation theory

  • Update of asymptotic freedom

  • Discussion of the old discovery of a Higgs-like boson



The authors speak about the most conceptual issues of the theories, aspect many sensible calculations of actual amounts from first ideas, and evaluate those quantitative predictions with experimental effects, assisting readers increase either their calculation abilities and actual insight.

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