Ebook: Fields, Symmetries, and Quarks

This textbook covers elements of quantum field theory, symmetry principles, gauge field theories and phenomenological descriptions of hadrons, with special emphasis on topics relevant to hadron and nuclear physics. Written at an introductory level, it is aimed at nuclear physicists in general and experimentalists in particular who need a working knowledge of field theory, symmetry principles of elementary particles and their interactions and the quark structure of hadrons. It will also be of benefit to graduate students who need an understanding of the basics of these topics for their work in other fields.

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This textbook covers elements of quantum field theory, symmetry principles, gauge field theories and phenomenological descriptions of hadrons, with special emphasis on topics relevant to hadron and nuclear physics. Written at an introductory level, it is aimed at nuclear physicists in general and experimentalists in particular who need a working knowledge of field theory, symmetry principles of elementary particles and their interactions and the quark structure of hadrons. It will also be of benefit to graduate students who need an understanding of the basics of these topics for their work in other fields.

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This textbook covers elements of quantum field theory, symmetry principles, gauge field theories and phenomenological descriptions of hadrons, with special emphasis on topics relevant to hadron and nuclear physics. Written at an introductory level, it is aimed at nuclear physicists in general and experimentalists in particular who need a working knowledge of field theory, symmetry principles of elementary particles and their interactions and the quark structure of hadrons. It will also be of benefit to graduate students who need an understanding of the basics of these topics for their work in other fields.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Units and Metric....Pages 3-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Classical Fields....Pages 9-19
Free Fields and Their Quantization....Pages 21-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Symmetries of Meson and Baryon Systems....Pages 57-86
Quarks....Pages 87-102
Chiral Symmetry....Pages 103-114
Spontaneous Global Symmetry Breaking....Pages 115-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Gauge Field Theories....Pages 135-146
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Gauge Field Theories....Pages 147-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Weak Interactions of Quarks and Leptons....Pages 159-165
Electroweak Interactions of Leptons....Pages 167-185
Electroweak Interactions of Quarks....Pages 187-191
Electroweak Interactions of Quarks and Leptons....Pages 193-195
CP Invariance of Electroweak Interactions....Pages 197-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Quantum Chromodynamics....Pages 209-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Bag Models of Hadrons....Pages 223-255
Soliton Models of Hadrons....Pages 257-275
Back Matter....Pages 277-310

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This textbook covers elements of quantum field theory, symmetry principles, gauge field theories and phenomenological descriptions of hadrons, with special emphasis on topics relevant to hadron and nuclear physics. Written at an introductory level, it is aimed at nuclear physicists in general and experimentalists in particular who need a working knowledge of field theory, symmetry principles of elementary particles and their interactions and the quark structure of hadrons. It will also be of benefit to graduate students who need an understanding of the basics of these topics for their work in other fields.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Units and Metric....Pages 3-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Classical Fields....Pages 9-19
Free Fields and Their Quantization....Pages 21-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Symmetries of Meson and Baryon Systems....Pages 57-86
Quarks....Pages 87-102
Chiral Symmetry....Pages 103-114
Spontaneous Global Symmetry Breaking....Pages 115-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Gauge Field Theories....Pages 135-146
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Gauge Field Theories....Pages 147-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Weak Interactions of Quarks and Leptons....Pages 159-165
Electroweak Interactions of Leptons....Pages 167-185
Electroweak Interactions of Quarks....Pages 187-191
Electroweak Interactions of Quarks and Leptons....Pages 193-195
CP Invariance of Electroweak Interactions....Pages 197-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Quantum Chromodynamics....Pages 209-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Bag Models of Hadrons....Pages 223-255
Soliton Models of Hadrons....Pages 257-275
Back Matter....Pages 277-310
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