Introduction to Elementary Particles

David Griffiths

ISBN 10: 3527406018 / ISBN 13: 9783527406012

Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2008

About this Item

In the second, revised edition of a well-established textbook, the author strikes a balance between quantitative rigor and intuitive understanding, using a lively, informal style. The first chapter provides a detailed historical introduction to the subject, while subsequent chapters offer a quantitative presentation of the Standard Model. A simplified introduction to the Feynman rules, based on a toy model, helps readers learn the calculational techniques without the complications of spin. It is followed by accessible treatments of quantum electrodynamics, the strong and weak interactions, and gauge theories. New chapters address neutrino oscillations and prospects for physics beyond the Standard Model. The book contains a number of worked examples and many end-of-chapter problems.Paperback. There is the tiniest bit of edge wear, otherwise very good.xvi, 454 pages, including index. Size 23.7 x 17 x 2.6 cm. Please search for 'Henley Astro' to see more of our Astrophysics and Cosmology books. Copyright © Wiley-VCH Verlag.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Elementary Particles
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3527406018
• ISBN 13: 9783527406012
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In the second, revised edition of a well-established textbook, the author strikes a balance between quantitative rigor and intuitive understanding, using a lively, informal style. The first chapter provides a detailed historical introduction to the subject, while subsequent chapters offer a quantitative presentation of the Standard Model. A simplified introduction to the Feynman rules, based on a "toy" model, helps readers learn the calculational techniques without the complications of spin. It is followed by accessible treatments of quantum electrodynamics, the strong and weak interactions, and gauge theories. New chapters address neutrino oscillations and prospects for physics beyond the Standard Model. The book contains a number of worked examples and many end-of-chapter problems. A complete solution manual is available for instructors.

About the Author

David Griffiths is Professor of Physics at the Reed College in Portland, Oregon. After obtaining his PhD in elementary particle theory at Harvard, he taught at several colleges and universities before joining the faculty at Reed in 1978. He specializes in classical electrodynamics and quantum mechanics as well as elementary particles, and has written textbooks on all three subjects.