Elementary particle physics : an intuitive introduction /

This modern introduction to particle physics equips students with the skills needed to develop a deep and intuitive understanding of the physical theory underpinning contemporary experimental results. The fundamental tools of particle physics are introduced and accompanied by historical profiles cha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larkoski, Andrew J., 1985- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Special relativity
  • A little group theory
  • Fermi's golden rule & Feynman diagrams
  • Particle collider experiment
  • Quantum electrodynamics in e+e- collisions
  • Quarks & gluons
  • Quantum chromodynamics
  • Parton evolution and jets
  • Parity violation
  • The mass scales of the weak force
  • Consequences of weak interactions
  • The Higgs boson
  • Particle physics at the frontier.