Gauge theories in particle physics : : a practical introduction. / Volume 2, : Non-abelian gauge theories : QCD and the electroweak theory / / by Ian J R Aitchison and Anthony J.G. Hey.

• VerfasserIn: Aitchison, Ian Johnston Rhind, 1936-; Hey, Anthony J. G.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Hey, Anthony J. G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boca Raton, FL : : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis,, 2013.; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Fourth edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (512 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Volume 2 of this revised and updated edition provides an accessible and practical introduction to the two non-Abelian quantum gauge field theories of the Standard Model of particle physics: quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and the Glashow-Salam-Weinberg (GSW) electroweak theory. This volume covers much of the experimental progress made in the last ten years. A new chapter on CP violation and oscillation phenomena describes CP violation in B-meson decays as well as the main experiments that have led to our current knowledge of mass-squared differences and mixing angles in neutrino physics. Exploring a new era in particle physics, this edition discusses one of the most recent and exciting breakthroughs—the discovery of a boson with properties consistent with those of the Standard Model Higgs boson. It also updates many other topics, including jet algorithms, lattice QCD, effective Lagrangians, and three-generation quark mixing and the CKM matrix.

Table of Contents

Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; V. Non-Abelian Symmetries; 12. Global Non-Abelian Symmetries; 13. Local Non-Abelian (Gauge) Symmetries; VI. QCD and the Renormalization Group; 14. QCD I: Introduction, Tree Graph Predictions, and Jets; 15. QCD II: Asymptotic Freedom, the Renormalization Group, and Scaling Violations; 16. Lattice Field Theory, and the Renormalization Group Revisited; VII. Spontaneously Broken Symmetry; 17. Spontaneously Broken Global Symmetry; 18. Chiral Symmetry Breaking; 19. Spontaneously Broken Local Symmetry; VIII: Weak Interactions and the Electroweak Theory

20. Introduction to the Phenomenology of Weak Interactions21. CP Violation and Oscillation Phenomena; 22. The Glashow-Salam-Weinberg Gauge Theory of Electroweak Interactions; M. Group Theory; N. Geometrical Aspects of Gauge Fields; O. Dimensional Regularization; P. Grassmann Variables; Q. Feynman Rules for Tree Graphs in QCD and the Electroweak Theory; References