The Standard Model is the most comprehensive physical theory ever developed. This textbook conveys the basic elements of the Standard Model using elementary concepts, without the theoretical rigor found in most other texts on this subject. It contains examples of basic experiments, allowing readers to see how measurements and theory interplay in the development of physics. The author examines leptons, hadrons and quarks, before presenting the dynamics and the surprising properties of the charges of the different forces. The textbook concludes with a brief discussion on the recent discoveries of physics beyond the Standard Model, and its connections with cosmology. Quantitative examples are given, and the reader is guided through the necessary calculations. Each chapterends in the exercises, and solutions to some problems are included in the book. Complete solutions are available to instructors at www.cambridge.org/9780521880213. This textbook is suitable for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students. o Unlike other texts, this textbook contains examples of basicexperiments, rather than just focusing on the theory o Includes problems throughout the book, and guides readers through calculations o Contains 200 exercises so the readers can test their understanding of the materials presented. INDICE: Preface; 1. Preliminary notions; 2. Nucleons, leptons and bosons; 3. Symmetries; 4. Hadrons; 5. Quantum electrodynamics; 6. Chromodynamics; 7. Weak interactions; 8. The neutral k and b mesons and cp violation; 9. The standard model; 10. Beyond the standard model; Appendixes; References; Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-521-88021-3
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 431
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés