Quarks, Leptons and Gauge Fields (2nd Edition)

This is perhaps the most up-to-date book on Modern Elementary Particle Physics. The main content is an introduction to Yang-Mills fields, and the Standard Model of Particle Physics. A concise introduction to quarks is provided, with a discussion of the representations of SU(3).The Standard Model is presented in detail, including such topics as the Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix, chiral symmetry breaking, and the θ-vacuum. Theoretical topics of a more general nature include path integrals, topological solitons, renormalization group, effective potentials, the axial anomaly, and lattice gauge theory.This second edition, which has been expanded, incorporates the following new subjects: Wilson's renormalization scheme, and its relation to perturbative renormalization; pitfalls in quantizing gauge fields, such as the Gribov ambiguity; the lattice as a consistent regularization; Monte Carlo methods of solution; and the issues, folklores, and scenarios of quark confinement. More than a quarter of the book comprise of new materials.This book may be used as a text for a one-semester course on advanced quantum field theory, or reference book for particle physicists.

Author: Kerson Huang
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: 10/01/1992
Pages: 348
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9789810206604
ISBN10: 9810206607
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- Science | Physics | Nuclear
- Science | Physics | Mathematical & Computational