Concepts of Particle Physics

Contents......Page 14
I. BASIC CONCEPTS......Page 18
A. THE EVOLUTION OF THE PARTICLE CONCEPT BEFORE THE ADVENT OF QUANTUM MECHANICS......Page 20
1. The Principles of quantum mechanics......Page 26
2. Resolution of the Boltzmann paradox......Page 30
3. Rotations and angular momentum......Page 32
4. Space reflection and parity......Page 41
5. Fermions and bosons......Page 45
6. The electromagnetic nature of atomic phenomena......Page 46
7. Free particle wave functions......Page 49
1. Field operators......Page 51
2. The quantum theory of the electromagnetic field......Page 52
3. The Dirac theory of spin ½ particles......Page 55
4. Interactions......Page 56
5. Crossing and charge conjugation......Page 60
6. Causality and its consequences......Page 61
1. The nuclear spectrum......Page 63
2. Isotopic spin......Page 65
3. Electromagnetic and weak transitions between nuclear states. Neutrinos......Page 69
4. Lepton number conservation and parity violation......Page 72
5. Summary......Page 75
1. Introduction......Page 76
2. The baryon spectrum......Page 78
3. Mesons......Page 82
4. Conservation of isospin, strangeness, charm, and baryon number......Page 86
5. Quarks......Page 91
6. Hadronic spectroscopy......Page 96
7. The strong interaction field: quantum chromodynamics......Page 112
8. The electromagnetic interaction of hadrons......Page 127
9. Charge-changing weak interactions......Page 131
10. The relationship between weak and electromagnetic interactions; neutral current weak processes......Page 154
11. Neutral kaons and CP Violation......Page 165
12. Synopsis: the Standard Model......Page 171
13. Outlook......Page 178
Appendix I. Particle properties......Page 187
Bibliography......Page 199
E......Page 202
K......Page 203
R......Page 204
W......Page 205
Z......Page 206