Ebook: Symmetry and the standard model: Mathematics and particle physics

This volume "will emphasize algebra, primarily group theory. In the first part we will discuss at length the nature of group theory and the major related ideas, with a special emphasis on Lie groups. The second part will then use these ideas to build a modern formulation of quantum field theory and the tools that are used in particle physics. In keeping with the theme, the formulations and tools will be approached from a heavily algebraic perspective. Finally, the first volume will discuss the structure of the standard model (again, focusing on the algebraic structure) and the attempts to extend and generalize it."--Page viii-ix.  Read more...