Fields, Symmetries, and Quarks

ISBN-13: 9783540652359 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 310 str.

Ulrich Mosel; K. Sznajd-Weron; A. Pekalski

Opis

This textbook covers elements of quantum field theory, symmetry principles, gauge field theories and phenomenological descriptions of hadrons, with special emphasis on topics relevant to hadron and nuclear physics. Written at an introductory level, it is aimed at nuclear physicists in general and experimentalists in particular who need a working knowledge of field theory, symmetry principles of elementary particles and their interactions and the quark structure of hadrons. It will also be of benefit to graduate students who need an understanding of the basics of these topics for their work in other fields.

Spis treści

1. Units and Metric.- 2. Classical Fields.- 3. Free Fields and Their Quantization.- 4. Symmetries of Meson and Baryon Systems.- 5. Quarks.- 6. Chiral Symmetry.- 7. Spontaneous Global Symmetry Breaking.- 8. Gauge Field Theories.- 9. Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Gauge Field Theories.- 10. Weak Interactions of Quarks and Leptons.- 11. Electroweak Interactions of Leptons.- 12. Electroweak Interactions of Quarks.- 13. Electroweak Interactions of Quarks and Leptons.- 14. CP Invariance of Electroweak Interactions.- 15. Quantum Chromodynamics.- 16. Bag Models of Hadrons.- 17. Soliton Models of Hadrons.- VIII. Appendices.- A. Solutions of the Free Dirac Equation.- A.1 Properties of Free Dirac States.- A.2 Massless Fermions.- A.3 Dirac and Majorana Fields.- B. Explicit Quark States for Hadrons.- C. Table of Hadron Properties.- Bibliography by Subject.- References.