Fundamentals of Particle Physics: Understanding the Standard Model

Pascal Paganini

doi:10.1017/9781009171595

This text is a modern introduction to the Standard Model of particle physics for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students. Assuming only prior knowledge of special relativity and non-relativistic quantum mechanics, it presents all aspects of the field, including step-by-step explanations of the theory and the most recent experimental results. Taking a pedagogical, first-principles approach, it demonstrates the essential tools for students to process and analyse experimental particle physics data for themselves. While relatively short compared to other texts, it provides enough material to be covered comfortably in a two-semester course. Some of the more technical details are given in optional supplementary boxes, while problems are provided at the end of each chapter. Written as a bridge between basic descriptive books and purely theoretical works, this text offers instructors ample flexibility to meet the needs of their courses.

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Dedication
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Contents
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Preface
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Notation and Constants
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1 - Particle Physics Landscape
pp 1-55
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2 - Preliminary Concepts: Special Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
pp 56-78
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3 - Collisions and Decays
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4 - Conservation Rules and Symmetries
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5 - FromWave Functions to Quantum Fields
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6 - A Brief Overview of Quantum Electrodynamics
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7 - From Hadrons to Partons
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8 - Quantum Chromodynamics
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9 - Weak Interaction
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10 - Electroweak Interaction
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11 - Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
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12 - The Standard Model and Beyond
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Appendix A - Elements of Group Theory for Particle Physics
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Appendix B - Special Unitary Group SU(2)
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Appendix C - Special Unitary Group SU(3) and SU(N)
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Appendix D - Lorentz and Poincaré Groups
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Appendix E - Calculating with the Dirac Delta Distribution
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Appendix F - Contour Integration in the Complex Plane
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Appendix G - Useful Formulas with γ Matrices
pp 515-517
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Appendix H - Fermi’s Golden Rule and Time-Dependent Perturbation
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References
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Index
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