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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Elements of the Standard Model of Particle Physics | |
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Leptons | |
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Quarks | |
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The Fundamental Interactions | |
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Problems | |
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For Further Reading | |
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References | |
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Lagrangian Formalism and Conservation Laws | |
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Hamilton's Principle | |
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Free Field Theory Examples | |
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Symmetries and Conservation Laws | |
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Problems | |
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For Further Reading | |
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References | |
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The Idea of Gauge Invariance | |
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Historical Preliminaries | |
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Gauge Invariance in Classical Electrodynamics | |
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Phase Invariance in Quantum Mechanics | |
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Significance of Potentials in Quantum Theory | |
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Phase Invariance in Field Theory | |
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Feynman Rules for Electromagnetism | |
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Problems | |
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For Further Reading | |
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References | |
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Non-Abelian Gauge Theories | |
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Motivation | |
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Construction | |
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Some Physical Consequences | |
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Assessment | |
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Problems | |
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For Further Reading | |
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References | |
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Hidden Symmetries | |
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The Idea of Spontaneously Broken Symmetries | |
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Spontaneous Breaking of Continuous Symmetries | |
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Spontaneous Breaking of a Gauge Symmetry | |
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The Sigma Model | |
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Spontaneous Breaking of a Non-Abelian Symmetry | |
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Prospects | |
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Problems | |
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For Further Reading | |
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References | |
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Electroweak Interactions of Leptons | |
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An Effective Lagrangian for the Weak Interactions | |
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Intermediate Vector Bosons: A First Look | |
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The Standard Electroweak Theory of Leptons | |
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Neutral-Current Interactions among Leptons | |
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The Higgs Boson: A First Look | |
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The Higgs Boson, Asymptotic Behavior, and the 1-TeV Scale | |
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Neutrino Mixing and Neutrino Mass | |
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Renormalizability of the Theory | |
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Interim Assessment | |
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Problems | |
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For Further Reading | |
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References | |
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Electroweak Interactions of Quarks | |
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The Standard Electroweak Theory: Preliminaries | |
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Electroweak Gauge Bosons | |
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Electron-Positron Annihilations | |
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Deeply Inelastic Lepton-Hadron Scattering | |
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Hadron-Hadron Interactions | |
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Further Tests of the Electroweak Theory | |
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A Brief Look at Quantum Corrections | |
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The Scale of Fermion Masses | |
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Search for the Higgs Boson | |
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Incompleteness of the Electroweak Theory | |
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The Hierarchy Problem | |
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The Vacuum Energy Problem | |
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Reflections | |
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Problems | |
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For Further Reading | |
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References | |
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Strong Interactions among Quarks | |
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A Color Gauge Theory | |
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Charge Renormalization in Electrodynamics | |
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The Running Coupling Constant in QCD | |
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Perturbative QCD: A First Example | |
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QCD Corrections to Deeply Inelastic Scattering | |
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Jets in Hadron-Hadron Collisions | |
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Two-Photon Processes and the Photon-Structure Function | |
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Color Confinement | |
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QCD-induced Electroweak Symmetry Breaking | |
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The 1/N Expansion | |
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Strong-Interaction Symmetries | |
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Assessment | |
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Problems | |
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For Further Reading | |
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References | |
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Unified Theories | |
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Why Unify? | |
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The SU(5) Model | |
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Coupling-Constant Unification | |
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Nucleon Decay | |
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The Baryon Number of the Universe | |
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The Problem of Fermion Masses | |
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Assessment | |
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Problems | |
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For Further Reading | |
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References | |
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Epilogue | |
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Notations and Conventions | |
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Four-Vectors and Scalar Product | |
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Dirac Matrices | |
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Trace Theorems and Tensor Contractions | |
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Dirac Equation and Dirac Spinors | |
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Color Algebra | |
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Weyl-van der Waerden Spinors | |
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References | |
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Observables and Feynman Rules | |
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Phase-Space Formulas: Decay Rates and Cross Sections | |
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Feynman Rules: Generalities | |
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Feynman Integrals | |
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Regularization Procedures | |
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Feynman Rules: Electrodynamics | |
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For Further Reading | |
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References | |
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Physical Constants | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Author Index | |
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Subject Index | |