Intended as an accessible and practical introduction to gauge theories, this volume discusses the main conceptual aspects, examines the practical calculations of physical quantities and offers comparisons of these quantitative predictions with experimental results. This second edition assumes even less knowledge of particle physics and is intended for all levels from undergraduate to research. Background is provided to the main experimental results which substantiate the quark/lepton/gauge theory viewpoint, and to the theoretical tools. In particular, a low-level introduction is given to quantum field theory, a conceptual framework which is fundamental to the modern description of waves and particles. The formal development of field theory is strictly limited, however, and it is shown how calculations can be performed using the simpler "wavefunction" approach of Feynman. The book is one of a series designed primarily to meet the needs of postgraduate students, who might otherwise be faced with the task of acquainting themselves with a research topic by reading an advanced research text.

Product Description: This is the second volume of the third edition of a successful text, now substantially enlarged and updated to reflect developments over the last decade in the curricula of university courses and in particle physics research. Volume I covered relativistic quantum mechanics, electromagnetism as a gauge theory, and introductory quantum field theory, and ended with the formulation and application of quantum electrodynamics (QED), including renormalization...read more

Product Description: Gauge Theories in Particle Physics, Volume 1: From Relativistic Quantum Mechanics to QED, Third Edition presents an accessible, practical, and comprehensive introduction to the three gauge theories of the standard model of particle physics: quantum electrodynamics (QED), quantum chromodynamics (QCD), and the electroweak theory...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The Dalitz Conference was held to mark the 65th birthday and formal retirement of Professor Dick Dalitz. The Proceedings contain the contributions of the 10 speakers at the Dalitz Conference, including Professor Dalitz, with a focus on the present status of the wide range of subjects in high energy physics...read more

Product Description: The Dalitz Conference was held to mark the 65th birthday and formal retirement of Professor Dick Dalitz. The Proceedings contain the contributions of the 10 speakers at the Dalitz Conference, including Professor Dalitz, with a focus on the present status of the wide range of subjects in high energy physics...read more