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Oxford Concepts of Elementary Particle Physics 2020 Edition by Michael E. Peskin
The purpose of this textbook is to explain the Standard Model of particle physics to a student with an undergraduate preparation in physics. Today we can claim to have a fundamental picture of the strong and weak subnuclear forces. Through an interplay between theory and experiment, we have learned the basic equations through which these forces operate, and we have tested these equations against observations at particle accelerators. The story is beautiful and_x000D_full of surprises. Using a simplified presentation that does not assume prior knowledge of quantum field theory, this book begins from basic concepts of special relativity and quantum mechanics, describes the key experiments that have clarified the structure of elementary particle interactions,_x000D_introduces the crucial theoretical concepts, and builds up to the full description of elementary particle interactions as we know them today._x000D_ Table of Contents :- _x000D_
I Preliminaries and Tools_x000D_
1: Introduction_x000D_
2: Symmetries of Space-Time_x000D_
3: Relativistic Wave Equations_x000D_
4: The Hydrogen Atom and Positronium_x000D_
5: The Quark Model_x000D_
6: Detectors of Elementary Particles_x000D_
7: Tools for Calculation_x000D_
II The Strong Interaction_x000D_
8: Electron-Positron Annihilation_x000D_
9: Deep Inelastic Electron Scattering_x000D_
10: The Gluon_x000D_
11: Quantum Chromodynamics_x000D_
12: Partons and Jets_x000D_
13: QCD at Hadron Colliders_x000D_
14: Chiral Symmetry_x000D_
III The Weak Interaction_x000D_
15: The Current-Current Model of the Weak Interaction_x000D_
16: Gauge Theories with Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking_x000D_
17: The W and Z Bosons_x000D_
18: Quark Mixing Angles and Weak Decays_x000D_
19: CP Violation_x000D_
20: Neutrino Masses and Mixings_x000D_
21: The Higgs Boson_x000D_
22: Epilogue_x000D_