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Gauge field theories [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction with applications / / Mike Guidry
| Gauge field theories [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction with applications / / Mike Guidry |
| Autore | Guidry M. W |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Wiley, c1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (624 p.) |
| Disciplina |
530.1/435
530.1435 |
| Soggetto topico |
Gauge fields (Physics)
Quantum field theory |
| ISBN |
1-281-76436-1
9786611764364 3-527-61735-3 3-527-61736-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
GAUGE FIELD THEORIES AN INTRODUCTION WITH APPLICATIONS; Contents; Part I: QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; 1. Relativistic Wave Equations; 1.1 Special Relativity and Spacetime; 1.2 Contravariant and Covariant Vectors; 1.3 Lorentz Transformations; 1.4 Klein-Gordon Equation; 1.5 Dirac Equation; 1.6 Prescriptions for Negative-Energy States; 1.7 Feynman Diagrams; 1.8 Loops, Trees, and Infinities; 1.9 Background and Further Reading; 2. Canonical Quantization of Local Field Theories; 2.1 Quantization in Discrete Mechanics; 2.2 General Properties of the Action; 2.3 Lagrangian Densities for Free Fields
2.4 Quantization of the Real Scalar Field2.5 Quantization of a Complex Scalar Field; 2.6 Quantization of the Dirac Field; 2.7 Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field; 2.8 Noether's Theorem; 2.9 Interactions between Fields; 2.10 Background and Further Reading; 3. Perturbation Theory and Evaluation of the S-Matrix; 3.1 Interaction Representation; 3.2 Definition of the S-Matrix; 3.3 Interaction Picture Fourier Expansions; 3.4 Reduction by Wick's Theorem; 3.5 Example: Self-coupled Scalar Field; 3.6 Differential Cross Sections; 3.7 Example: Spinor Electrodynamics; 3.8 Graphs That Are Excluded 3.9 Feynman Rules for Electrodynamics3.10 Background and Further Reading; 4. Path Integral Quantization; 4.1 Nonrelativistic Path Integral; 4.2 Path Integral for Field Theory; 4.3 Evaluation of Path Integrals; 4.4 Feynman Diagrams; 4.5 Grassmann Variables; 4.6 Fermions in the Path Integral; 4.7 Ghost Fields; 4.8 Background and Further Reading; Part II: GAUGE FIELD THEORIES; 5. Symmetry and Group Theory; 5.1 Introduction to the Theory of Groups; 5.2 Lie Groups and Lie Algebras; 5.3 Unitary Symmetries; 5.4 Topological Properties; 5.5 Background and Further Reading 6. Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions6.1 QED: Prototype Quantum Field Theory; 6.2 Phenomenology of the Weak Interactions; 6.3 Problems with the Fermi Phenomenology; 6.4 Renormalization in QED; 6.5 Renormalization and Weak Interactions; 6.6 Background and Further Reading; 7. Yang - Mills Fields; 7.1 Local Non-Abelian Gauge Invariance; 7.2 Properties of Yang - Mills Fields; 7.3 Path-Dependent Representations; 7.4 Path Integral Quantization; 7.5 Background and Further Reading; 8. Spontaneously Broken Symmetry and the Higgs Mechanism; 8.1 Classical Symmetry Modes; 8.2 A Simple Example 8.3 Goldstone Bosons8.4 The Higgs Mechanism; 8.5 Some General Remarks; 8.6 Background and Further Reading; 9. Standard Electroweak Model; 9.1 The Electroweak Gauge Group; 9.2 Standard Model for Leptonic Interactions; 9.3 Inclusion of Hadrons; 9.4 Critique of the Standard Theory; 9.5 Background and Further Reading; 10. The Strong Interactions and Quantum Chromodynamics; 10.1 Properties of Quarks; 10.2 Evidence for Gluons; 10.3 Deep Inelastic Lepton Scattering; 10.4 Partons; 10.5 The Quark-Parton Model; 10.6 Quantum Chromodynamics; 10.7 Background and Further Reading; 11. Grand Unified Theories 11.1 Evolution of Coupling Constants |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996203217303316 |
Guidry M. W
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| New York, : Wiley, c1991 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Gauge field theories : an introduction with applications / / Mike Guidry
| Gauge field theories : an introduction with applications / / Mike Guidry |
| Autore | Guidry M. W |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Wiley, c1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (624 p.) |
| Disciplina |
530.1/435
530.1435 |
| Soggetto topico |
Gauge fields (Physics)
Quantum field theory |
| ISBN |
1-281-76436-1
9786611764364 3-527-61735-3 3-527-61736-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
GAUGE FIELD THEORIES AN INTRODUCTION WITH APPLICATIONS; Contents; Part I: QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; 1. Relativistic Wave Equations; 1.1 Special Relativity and Spacetime; 1.2 Contravariant and Covariant Vectors; 1.3 Lorentz Transformations; 1.4 Klein-Gordon Equation; 1.5 Dirac Equation; 1.6 Prescriptions for Negative-Energy States; 1.7 Feynman Diagrams; 1.8 Loops, Trees, and Infinities; 1.9 Background and Further Reading; 2. Canonical Quantization of Local Field Theories; 2.1 Quantization in Discrete Mechanics; 2.2 General Properties of the Action; 2.3 Lagrangian Densities for Free Fields
2.4 Quantization of the Real Scalar Field2.5 Quantization of a Complex Scalar Field; 2.6 Quantization of the Dirac Field; 2.7 Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field; 2.8 Noether's Theorem; 2.9 Interactions between Fields; 2.10 Background and Further Reading; 3. Perturbation Theory and Evaluation of the S-Matrix; 3.1 Interaction Representation; 3.2 Definition of the S-Matrix; 3.3 Interaction Picture Fourier Expansions; 3.4 Reduction by Wick's Theorem; 3.5 Example: Self-coupled Scalar Field; 3.6 Differential Cross Sections; 3.7 Example: Spinor Electrodynamics; 3.8 Graphs That Are Excluded 3.9 Feynman Rules for Electrodynamics3.10 Background and Further Reading; 4. Path Integral Quantization; 4.1 Nonrelativistic Path Integral; 4.2 Path Integral for Field Theory; 4.3 Evaluation of Path Integrals; 4.4 Feynman Diagrams; 4.5 Grassmann Variables; 4.6 Fermions in the Path Integral; 4.7 Ghost Fields; 4.8 Background and Further Reading; Part II: GAUGE FIELD THEORIES; 5. Symmetry and Group Theory; 5.1 Introduction to the Theory of Groups; 5.2 Lie Groups and Lie Algebras; 5.3 Unitary Symmetries; 5.4 Topological Properties; 5.5 Background and Further Reading 6. Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions6.1 QED: Prototype Quantum Field Theory; 6.2 Phenomenology of the Weak Interactions; 6.3 Problems with the Fermi Phenomenology; 6.4 Renormalization in QED; 6.5 Renormalization and Weak Interactions; 6.6 Background and Further Reading; 7. Yang - Mills Fields; 7.1 Local Non-Abelian Gauge Invariance; 7.2 Properties of Yang - Mills Fields; 7.3 Path-Dependent Representations; 7.4 Path Integral Quantization; 7.5 Background and Further Reading; 8. Spontaneously Broken Symmetry and the Higgs Mechanism; 8.1 Classical Symmetry Modes; 8.2 A Simple Example 8.3 Goldstone Bosons8.4 The Higgs Mechanism; 8.5 Some General Remarks; 8.6 Background and Further Reading; 9. Standard Electroweak Model; 9.1 The Electroweak Gauge Group; 9.2 Standard Model for Leptonic Interactions; 9.3 Inclusion of Hadrons; 9.4 Critique of the Standard Theory; 9.5 Background and Further Reading; 10. The Strong Interactions and Quantum Chromodynamics; 10.1 Properties of Quarks; 10.2 Evidence for Gluons; 10.3 Deep Inelastic Lepton Scattering; 10.4 Partons; 10.5 The Quark-Parton Model; 10.6 Quantum Chromodynamics; 10.7 Background and Further Reading; 11. Grand Unified Theories 11.1 Evolution of Coupling Constants |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144741003321 |
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Guidry M. W
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| New York, : Wiley, c1991 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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