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Elementary Particles and Their Interactions

Concepts and Phenomena

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  • the text has potential to become a standard reference for students and lecturers alike

  • numerous examples throughout the text

  • 102 problems with selected solutions

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
  2. Particles and Interactions: An Overview

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 1-16
  3. Boson Fields

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 17-56
  4. Fermion Fields

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 57-88
  5. Collisions and Decays

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 89-142
  6. Discrete Symmetries

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 143-184
  7. Hadrons and Isospin

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 185-214
  8. Quarks and SU(3) Symmetry

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 215-266
  9. Gauge Field Theories

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 267-303
  10. The Standard Model of the Electroweak Interaction

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 305-342
  11. Electron-Nucleon Scattering

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 343-376
  12. Neutral K Mesons and CP Violation

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 377-406
  13. The Neutrinos

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 407-446
  14. Muon and Tau Lepton Decays

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 447-474
  15. One-Loop QCD Corrections

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 475-504
  16. Asymptotic Freedom in QCD

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 505-548
  17. Heavy Flavors

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 549-599
  18. Status and Perspectives of the Standard Model

    • Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham
    Pages 601-614
  19. Back Matter

    Pages 615-663

About this book

Elementary Particles and Their Interactions. Concepts and Phenomena presents a well-written and thorough introduction to this field at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level. Students familiar with quantum mechanics, special relativity and classical electrodynamics will find easy access to modern particle physics and a rich source of illustrative examples, figures, tables, and problems with selected solutions. Further references guide the reader through the literature. This text should become a standard reference to particle physics and will be useful to students and lecturers alike.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Physics Department, Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Canada

    Quang Ho-Kim

  • Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies, Universités Paris VI et VII, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Xuan-Yem Pham

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Elementary Particles and Their Interactions

  • Book Subtitle: Concepts and Phenomena

  • Authors: Quang Ho-Kim, Xuan-Yem Pham

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03712-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-63667-0Published: 08 September 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08349-5Published: 15 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03712-6Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 662

  • Topics: Particle and Nuclear Physics, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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