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The physics of the Z and W bosons [[electronic resource] /] / Roberto Tenchini, Claudio Verzegnassi
| The physics of the Z and W bosons [[electronic resource] /] / Roberto Tenchini, Claudio Verzegnassi |
| Autore | Tenchini Roberto |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
| Disciplina |
539.7
539.721 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VerzegnassiClaudio |
| Soggetto topico |
Z bosons
W bosons Weak interactions (Nuclear physics) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-93820-3
9786611938208 981-277-990-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; 1. The Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions; 1.1 Weak interactions in the original Fermi approach; 1.2 Weak interactions and the intermediate vector bosons; 1.3 The Higgs mechanism in the local SU(2) gauge symmetry case; 1.4 Unification of weak and electromagnetic interactions in the Standard Model; 1.4.1 The SU(2) U(1) description of electroweak interactions; 1.4.2 Gauge boson masses in the SU(2)L U(1)YL scheme; 1.4.3 The (W; Z) mass relationship and the 0 parameter; 1.4.4 Electroweak unification and weak neutral currents
1.4.5 Numerical prediction for the gauge boson masses in the Minimal Standard Model 1.5 Z physics as a test of the MSM; 1.5.1 The Higgs scalar mass in the MSM; 1.5.2 A more complete formulation of the MSM; 1.5.2.1 Inclusion of strong interactions; 1.5.2.2 Masses of leptons and quarks; 1.5.2.3 Family replication; 1.5.3 Tests of the MSM at LEP1/SLC; 1.5.4 Universality of weak interactions and number of fermion families; 2. Z Physics at Tree Level; 2.1 Conventions, spinors and basic cross sections; 2.2 Chiral fermions and polarized cross sections in the one-photon exchange 2.3 Interaction involving a Z boson 2.4 Computation of Z partial widths; 2.5 Angular and polarization asymmetries; 2.6 Asymmetries in the vicinity of the Z pole; 3. Z Physics at One Loop for Final Leptonic States; 3.1 Definition of physical input parameters and removal of infinities at one loop in e+e annihilationon Z resonance; 3.1.1 The theoretical description at tree level; 3.1.2 Renormalizability and gauge transformations in the MSM; 3.1.3 Treatment of formally divergent quantities in e+e; 3.1.4 The dimensional regularization method 3.1.5 Definition of physical parameters: renormalization of mWmZ; 3.1.6 Charge renormalization and definition in the MSM; 3.1.7 The `running'' of QED in the MSM; 3.2 Theoretical description of the Z physics observables at one loop in the MSM; 3.2.1 Choice of the most convenient input parameters: definition of the physical GF; 3.2.2 Derivation of Sirlin''s equation: introduction and definition of the fundamental parameter r; 3.2.3 Calculation of r(f): identification of four classes of physical effects; 3.2.4 Numerical estimate of (m2 Z)(f) 3.2.5 Determination of rW and calculation of the W mass 3.2.5.1 Numerical estimate of 1(0); 3.2.5.2 Numerical estimate of 3(m2 Z); 3.2.5.3 Numerical estimate of 2; 3.2.5.4 Calculation of the W mass; 3.3 Formulation of Z physics at one loop: introduction of the effective weak parameter sin2 W; eff; 3.3.1 Operative definition of the electroweak mixing angle: the longitudinal polarization asymmetry; 3.3.2 Calculation of sin2 W; eff at one loop: fermion pairs contributions to self-energies; 3.3.3 Relationship between sin2 (f) and mZ 3.3.4 The Z leptonic width at one loop in the `fermion pairs'' approximation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458659503321 |
Tenchini Roberto
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The physics of the Z and W bosons [[electronic resource] /] / Roberto Tenchini, Claudio Verzegnassi
| The physics of the Z and W bosons [[electronic resource] /] / Roberto Tenchini, Claudio Verzegnassi |
| Autore | Tenchini Roberto |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
| Disciplina |
539.7
539.721 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VerzegnassiClaudio |
| Soggetto topico |
Z bosons
W bosons Weak interactions (Nuclear physics) |
| ISBN |
1-281-93820-3
9786611938208 981-277-990-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; 1. The Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions; 1.1 Weak interactions in the original Fermi approach; 1.2 Weak interactions and the intermediate vector bosons; 1.3 The Higgs mechanism in the local SU(2) gauge symmetry case; 1.4 Unification of weak and electromagnetic interactions in the Standard Model; 1.4.1 The SU(2) U(1) description of electroweak interactions; 1.4.2 Gauge boson masses in the SU(2)L U(1)YL scheme; 1.4.3 The (W; Z) mass relationship and the 0 parameter; 1.4.4 Electroweak unification and weak neutral currents
1.4.5 Numerical prediction for the gauge boson masses in the Minimal Standard Model 1.5 Z physics as a test of the MSM; 1.5.1 The Higgs scalar mass in the MSM; 1.5.2 A more complete formulation of the MSM; 1.5.2.1 Inclusion of strong interactions; 1.5.2.2 Masses of leptons and quarks; 1.5.2.3 Family replication; 1.5.3 Tests of the MSM at LEP1/SLC; 1.5.4 Universality of weak interactions and number of fermion families; 2. Z Physics at Tree Level; 2.1 Conventions, spinors and basic cross sections; 2.2 Chiral fermions and polarized cross sections in the one-photon exchange 2.3 Interaction involving a Z boson 2.4 Computation of Z partial widths; 2.5 Angular and polarization asymmetries; 2.6 Asymmetries in the vicinity of the Z pole; 3. Z Physics at One Loop for Final Leptonic States; 3.1 Definition of physical input parameters and removal of infinities at one loop in e+e annihilationon Z resonance; 3.1.1 The theoretical description at tree level; 3.1.2 Renormalizability and gauge transformations in the MSM; 3.1.3 Treatment of formally divergent quantities in e+e; 3.1.4 The dimensional regularization method 3.1.5 Definition of physical parameters: renormalization of mWmZ; 3.1.6 Charge renormalization and definition in the MSM; 3.1.7 The `running'' of QED in the MSM; 3.2 Theoretical description of the Z physics observables at one loop in the MSM; 3.2.1 Choice of the most convenient input parameters: definition of the physical GF; 3.2.2 Derivation of Sirlin''s equation: introduction and definition of the fundamental parameter r; 3.2.3 Calculation of r(f): identification of four classes of physical effects; 3.2.4 Numerical estimate of (m2 Z)(f) 3.2.5 Determination of rW and calculation of the W mass 3.2.5.1 Numerical estimate of 1(0); 3.2.5.2 Numerical estimate of 3(m2 Z); 3.2.5.3 Numerical estimate of 2; 3.2.5.4 Calculation of the W mass; 3.3 Formulation of Z physics at one loop: introduction of the effective weak parameter sin2 W; eff; 3.3.1 Operative definition of the electroweak mixing angle: the longitudinal polarization asymmetry; 3.3.2 Calculation of sin2 W; eff at one loop: fermion pairs contributions to self-energies; 3.3.3 Relationship between sin2 (f) and mZ 3.3.4 The Z leptonic width at one loop in the `fermion pairs'' approximation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784881603321 |
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Tenchini Roberto
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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