Gauge Thetheoriesin Particle Physics,Intended as an accessible and practical introduction to gauge theories, this volume discusses the main conceptual aspects, examines the practical calculations of physical quantities and offers comparisons of these quantitative predictions with experimental results. |
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EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL ELEMENTS | 1 |
relativistic quantum field theory | 23 |
Electromagnetism as a gauge theory | 41 |
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4-momentum 4-vector amplitude analogous atoms boson calculation Chapter charge colour commutation components conservation consider contribution corresponding coupling covariant cross section defined degrees of freedom diagram Dirac equation discussion electromagnetic electron energy example fact factor fermion Feynman function gauge field gauge invariance gauge theories generalisation gluon hadronic Hamiltonian Higgs inelastic integral involving isospin Lagrangian lepton loop Lorentz lowest-order magnetic mass massless matrix element Maxwell equations momentum negative-energy neutral current neutrino non-Abelian normalisation nucleon operator parameter parton model perturbation theory photon physical pion pointlike polarisation vector potential prediction problem propagator quantised quantum field theory quantum mechanics quark relation relativistic renormalisable result scalar shown in figure sin² spin spinors strong interactions symmetry tensor tion transformation transverse tree graphs unitarity vacuum vertex wavefunction weak interactions Αμ μν