Introduction To Gauge Theories by Nicola Cabibbo, Taylor & Francis

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Taylor & Francis Introduction To Gauge Theories by Nicola Cabibbo

Written by world-leading experts in particle physics, this new book from Luciano Maiani and Omar Benhar, with contributions from the late Nicola Cabibbo, is based on Feynman's path integrals. Key elements of gauge theories are described-Feynman diagrams, gauge-fixing, Faddeev-Popov ghosts-as well as renormalization in Quantum Electrodynamics. Quarks and QCD interactions are introduced. Renormalization group and high momentum behaviour of the coupling constants is discussed in QED and QCD, with asymptotic freedom derived at one-loop. These concepts are related to the Higgs boson and models of grand unification._x000D__x000D__x000D_"... an excellent introduction to the quantum theory of gauge fields and their applications to particle physics. ... It will be an excellent book for the serious student and a good reference for the professional practitioner. Let me add that, scattered through the pages, we can find occasional traces of Nicola Cabibbo's style."_x000D_-John Iliopoulos, CNRS-Ecole Normale Superieure _x000D__x000D__x000D_" ... The volume ends with an illuminating description of the expectation generated by the recent discovery of the Higgs boson, combined with the lack of evidence for super-symmetric particles in the mass range 0.6-1 TeV."_x000D_-Arturo Menchaca-Rocha, FinstP, Professor of Physics, Mexico's National Autonomous University, Former President of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, Presidential Advisor _x000D__x000D__x000D_"...The reader is masterfully guided through the subtleties of the quantum field theory and elementary particle physics from simple examples in Quantum Mechanics to salient details of modern theory."_x000D_-Mikhail Voloshin, Professor of Physics, University of Minnesota_x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The Feynman Path Integral_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Towards a Field Theory_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Equations of Motion, Symmetries, and Ward's Identitiy_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The Electromagnetic Field_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Fermion Fields_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Scattering Processes and the S-Matrix_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Perturbative Green's Functions in 4_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ S-Matrix Feynman Diagrams in 4_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Quantum Electrodynamics_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Renormalization of QED_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Applications of QED_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Renormalization Group of QED_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Quantizing a Non-Abelian Theory_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The Beta Function in QCD_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Unitarity and Ghosts_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Effective Constants at High Energy and Ideas about Grand Unification_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Limits on the Mass of the Higgs Boson_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The Weak Muon Anomaly_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Effective Potential and Naturalness_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Appendix A: Transition Amplitude Calculation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Appendix B: Connected Diagrams_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Appendix C: Lorentz Invariance and One Particle States_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Appendix D: Reduction Formulae_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Appendix E: Integrals_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Appendix F: Beta Functions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Bibliography_x000D_