An Introductory Course of Particle Physics
Pal, Palash B.
An Introductory Course of Particle Physics - 1st - New York CRC Press 2015 - XXVII; 788p.
Table of Contents
Scope of Particle Physics
What are elementary particles?
Inventory of Elementary Fermions
Which Properties?
Fundamental Interactions
High Energy Physics
Relativity and Quantum Theory
Natural Units
Plan of the book
Relativistic Kinematics
Lorentz Transformation Equations
Vectors and Tensors on Spacetime
Velocity, Momentum and Energy
Covariance
Invariances and Conservation Laws
Kinematics of Decays
Kinematics of Scattering Processes
Symmetries and Groups
The Role of Symmetries
Group Theory
Examples and Classification
Generators
Representations
Lorentz Group
Poincaré Group
A brisk Tour of Quantum Field Theory
Motivating quantum fields
Plane wave solutions
Lagrangian
Making Lorentz Invariants with Fields
Lagrangians for Free Fields
Noether Currents and Charges
Quantum Fields as Operators
States
Interactions
From Lagrangian to Feynman rules
Calculation of Decay Rates
Calculation of Cross-Sections
Differential Decay Rates and Cross-Sections
Feynman Diagrams Which Do Not Represent Physical Amplitudes
Quantum Electrodynamics
Gauge Invariance
Interaction Vertex
Elastic Scattering at Second Order
Inelastic Scattering at Second Order
Scalar QED
Multi-Photon States
Higher Order Effects
Parity and Charge Conjugation
Discrete Symmetries in Classical Electrodynamics
Parity Transformation of Fields
Charge Conjugation
Parity Properties of Particle States
Charge Conjugation Properties of Particle States
Multi-Photon States
Positronium
Parity Assignment of Different Particles
Signature of Parity Violation
Consequences of Charge Conjugation Symmetry
CP Symmetry
Time-Reversal and CPT Symmetries
Anti-Unitary Operators
Time Reversal Transformation on Fields
CPT Transformation on Fields
CPT Theorem
Consequences of CPT Symmetry
Time Reversal Transformation on States
Signature of Time Reversal Violation
Isospin
Nuclear Energy Levels
Isospin Symmetry
Pions
Isospin Relations
G-parity
Generalized Pauli Principle
Isospin and Quarks
Pion-Nucleon Interaction
Isospin breaking
Baryon Number
Discovering Particles
Discoveries of Electron, Proton and Neutron
New Particles in Cosmic Rays
Accelerators
Detectors
Hadronic Zoo
Detecting Short-Lived Particles
Discovering Leptons
Overview of Particle Physics Experiments
SU(3) quark model
Strange quark
Hypercharge
SU(3)
Mesons from three flavors of quarks
Baryons from three flavors of quarks
U-spin and V -spin
SU(3) breaking and mass relations
Electromagnetic properties in SU(3)
Decays of hadrons
Summary of conservation laws
Color
Non-Abelian Gauge Theories
Local SU(N) invariance
Gauge fields
Self-interaction of gauge bosons
Fadeev–Popov ghosts
Interaction of gauge bosons with other particles
Quantum Chromodynamics
SU(3) of Color
Running Parameters
QCD Lagrangian
Perturbative QCD
The 1/N expansion
Lattice Gauge Theory
Confinement
Asymptotic Properties of Color Gauge Fields
Structure of hadrons
Electron-Proton Elastic Scattering
Deep Inelastic Scattering
Structure Functions and Charge Distribution
Scaling
Partons
Parton Distribution Functions
Parton Distribution and Cross-Section
Fragmentation
Scale Dependence of Parton Distribution
Quark Masses
Glueballs
Fermi Theory of Weak Interactions
Four-Fermion Interaction
Helicity and Chirality
Fierz Transformations
Elastic Neutrino-Electron Scattering
Inelastic Neutrino-Electron Scattering
Muon and Tau Decay
Parity Violation
Problems with Fermi Theory
Intermediate Vector Bosons
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
Examples of Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
Goldstone Theorem
Interaction of Goldstone Bosons
Higgs Mechanism
Standard Electroweak Model with Leptons
Chiral Fermions and Internal Symmetries
Leptons and the Gauge Group
Symmetry Breaking
Gauge Interaction of Fermions
Yukawa Sector
Connection with Fermi Theory
Forward-Backward Asymmetry
Electroweak Interaction of Hadrons
Quarks in Standard Model
Gauge Interaction of Quarks
CKM Matrix and Its Parametrization
Yukawa Interaction of quarks
Leptonic decays of Mesons
Spin and Parity of Hadronic Currents
Selection Rules for Charged Currents
Semileptonic Decays of Mesons
Neutral Kaons
Processes Involving Baryons
Global symmetries of standard model
Accidental symmetries
Approximate symmetries
Chiral symmetries
Anomalies
Bosons of Standard Model
Interactions among Bosons
Decay of Gauge Bosons
Scattering of Gauge Bosons
Equivalence Theorem
Custodial Symmetry
Loop Corrections
Higgs Boson
Hadrons Involving Heavy Quark Flavors
Charm Quark and Charmed Hadrons
Bottom Quark
Neutral Meson-Antimeson Systems
Top Quark
Quark Masses
Heavy Quark Effective Theory
CP Violation
CP Violation and Complex Parameters
Kobayashi-Maskawa Theory of CP Violation
Rephasing Invariant Formulation
CP-Violating Decays of Kaons
Other Signals of CP Violation
Unitarity Triangle
CP Violation and T Violation
Strong CP Problem
Neutrino Mass and Lepton Mixing
Simple Extension of Standard Model
Neutrino Oscillation
Majorana Fermions
Consequences of Lepton Mixing
Lepton Number Violation
Models of Neutrino Mass
Beyond the Standard Model
Shortcomings of Standard Model
Left-Right Symmetric Model
Grand Unified Theories
Horizontal Symmetry
Supersymmetry
Higher Dimensional Theories
String Theory
Appendices
A Units and Constants
B Short summary of particle properties
C Timeline of major advances in particle physics
D Properties of spacetime
E Clebsch-Gordan co-efficients
F Dirac matrices and spinors
G Evaluation of loop integrals
H Feynman rules for standard model
I Books and other reviews
J Answers to selected exercises
Index
9781482216981
Physics, Quantum electrodynamics
539.72 PAL-I
An Introductory Course of Particle Physics - 1st - New York CRC Press 2015 - XXVII; 788p.
Table of Contents
Scope of Particle Physics
What are elementary particles?
Inventory of Elementary Fermions
Which Properties?
Fundamental Interactions
High Energy Physics
Relativity and Quantum Theory
Natural Units
Plan of the book
Relativistic Kinematics
Lorentz Transformation Equations
Vectors and Tensors on Spacetime
Velocity, Momentum and Energy
Covariance
Invariances and Conservation Laws
Kinematics of Decays
Kinematics of Scattering Processes
Symmetries and Groups
The Role of Symmetries
Group Theory
Examples and Classification
Generators
Representations
Lorentz Group
Poincaré Group
A brisk Tour of Quantum Field Theory
Motivating quantum fields
Plane wave solutions
Lagrangian
Making Lorentz Invariants with Fields
Lagrangians for Free Fields
Noether Currents and Charges
Quantum Fields as Operators
States
Interactions
From Lagrangian to Feynman rules
Calculation of Decay Rates
Calculation of Cross-Sections
Differential Decay Rates and Cross-Sections
Feynman Diagrams Which Do Not Represent Physical Amplitudes
Quantum Electrodynamics
Gauge Invariance
Interaction Vertex
Elastic Scattering at Second Order
Inelastic Scattering at Second Order
Scalar QED
Multi-Photon States
Higher Order Effects
Parity and Charge Conjugation
Discrete Symmetries in Classical Electrodynamics
Parity Transformation of Fields
Charge Conjugation
Parity Properties of Particle States
Charge Conjugation Properties of Particle States
Multi-Photon States
Positronium
Parity Assignment of Different Particles
Signature of Parity Violation
Consequences of Charge Conjugation Symmetry
CP Symmetry
Time-Reversal and CPT Symmetries
Anti-Unitary Operators
Time Reversal Transformation on Fields
CPT Transformation on Fields
CPT Theorem
Consequences of CPT Symmetry
Time Reversal Transformation on States
Signature of Time Reversal Violation
Isospin
Nuclear Energy Levels
Isospin Symmetry
Pions
Isospin Relations
G-parity
Generalized Pauli Principle
Isospin and Quarks
Pion-Nucleon Interaction
Isospin breaking
Baryon Number
Discovering Particles
Discoveries of Electron, Proton and Neutron
New Particles in Cosmic Rays
Accelerators
Detectors
Hadronic Zoo
Detecting Short-Lived Particles
Discovering Leptons
Overview of Particle Physics Experiments
SU(3) quark model
Strange quark
Hypercharge
SU(3)
Mesons from three flavors of quarks
Baryons from three flavors of quarks
U-spin and V -spin
SU(3) breaking and mass relations
Electromagnetic properties in SU(3)
Decays of hadrons
Summary of conservation laws
Color
Non-Abelian Gauge Theories
Local SU(N) invariance
Gauge fields
Self-interaction of gauge bosons
Fadeev–Popov ghosts
Interaction of gauge bosons with other particles
Quantum Chromodynamics
SU(3) of Color
Running Parameters
QCD Lagrangian
Perturbative QCD
The 1/N expansion
Lattice Gauge Theory
Confinement
Asymptotic Properties of Color Gauge Fields
Structure of hadrons
Electron-Proton Elastic Scattering
Deep Inelastic Scattering
Structure Functions and Charge Distribution
Scaling
Partons
Parton Distribution Functions
Parton Distribution and Cross-Section
Fragmentation
Scale Dependence of Parton Distribution
Quark Masses
Glueballs
Fermi Theory of Weak Interactions
Four-Fermion Interaction
Helicity and Chirality
Fierz Transformations
Elastic Neutrino-Electron Scattering
Inelastic Neutrino-Electron Scattering
Muon and Tau Decay
Parity Violation
Problems with Fermi Theory
Intermediate Vector Bosons
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
Examples of Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
Goldstone Theorem
Interaction of Goldstone Bosons
Higgs Mechanism
Standard Electroweak Model with Leptons
Chiral Fermions and Internal Symmetries
Leptons and the Gauge Group
Symmetry Breaking
Gauge Interaction of Fermions
Yukawa Sector
Connection with Fermi Theory
Forward-Backward Asymmetry
Electroweak Interaction of Hadrons
Quarks in Standard Model
Gauge Interaction of Quarks
CKM Matrix and Its Parametrization
Yukawa Interaction of quarks
Leptonic decays of Mesons
Spin and Parity of Hadronic Currents
Selection Rules for Charged Currents
Semileptonic Decays of Mesons
Neutral Kaons
Processes Involving Baryons
Global symmetries of standard model
Accidental symmetries
Approximate symmetries
Chiral symmetries
Anomalies
Bosons of Standard Model
Interactions among Bosons
Decay of Gauge Bosons
Scattering of Gauge Bosons
Equivalence Theorem
Custodial Symmetry
Loop Corrections
Higgs Boson
Hadrons Involving Heavy Quark Flavors
Charm Quark and Charmed Hadrons
Bottom Quark
Neutral Meson-Antimeson Systems
Top Quark
Quark Masses
Heavy Quark Effective Theory
CP Violation
CP Violation and Complex Parameters
Kobayashi-Maskawa Theory of CP Violation
Rephasing Invariant Formulation
CP-Violating Decays of Kaons
Other Signals of CP Violation
Unitarity Triangle
CP Violation and T Violation
Strong CP Problem
Neutrino Mass and Lepton Mixing
Simple Extension of Standard Model
Neutrino Oscillation
Majorana Fermions
Consequences of Lepton Mixing
Lepton Number Violation
Models of Neutrino Mass
Beyond the Standard Model
Shortcomings of Standard Model
Left-Right Symmetric Model
Grand Unified Theories
Horizontal Symmetry
Supersymmetry
Higher Dimensional Theories
String Theory
Appendices
A Units and Constants
B Short summary of particle properties
C Timeline of major advances in particle physics
D Properties of spacetime
E Clebsch-Gordan co-efficients
F Dirac matrices and spinors
G Evaluation of loop integrals
H Feynman rules for standard model
I Books and other reviews
J Answers to selected exercises
Index
9781482216981
Physics, Quantum electrodynamics
539.72 PAL-I