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Particle Physics is the study of the fundamental constituents of matter and the forces between them. Particle Physics, Third Edition, provides a short introduction to particle physics, which emphasizes the foundations of the standard model in experimental data, rather than its more formal and theoretical aspects.
Eine klare, präzise Darstellung der Grundbestandteile der Materie und ihrer Wechselwirkungen! Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Interpretation experimenteller Resultate, ausgehend von Eigenschaften der Quarks und Leptonen. An vielen Beispielen wird die Anwendung von Symmetrieprinzipien…mehr
Particle Physics is the study of the fundamental constituents of matter and the forces between them. Particle Physics, Third Edition, provides a short introduction to particle physics, which emphasizes the foundations of the standard model in experimental data, rather than its more formal and theoretical aspects.
Eine klare, präzise Darstellung der Grundbestandteile der Materie und ihrer Wechselwirkungen! Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Interpretation experimenteller Resultate, ausgehend von Eigenschaften der Quarks und Leptonen. An vielen Beispielen wird die Anwendung von Symmetrieprinzipien und Feynman-Diagrammen demonstriert. Das Buch ist nicht mit mathematischen Formalismen überladen; Grundkenntnisse der Quantenmechanik und Relativitätstheorie werden vorausgesetzt.
Eine klare, präzise Darstellung der Grundbestandteile der Materie und ihrer Wechselwirkungen! Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Interpretation experimenteller Resultate, ausgehend von Eigenschaften der Quarks und Leptonen. An vielen Beispielen wird die Anwendung von Symmetrieprinzipien und Feynman-Diagrammen demonstriert. Das Buch ist nicht mit mathematischen Formalismen überladen; Grundkenntnisse der Quantenmechanik und Relativitätstheorie werden vorausgesetzt.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- The Manchester Physics Series
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- 3. Aufl.
- Seitenzahl: 366
- Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2008
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 24 cm
- Gewicht: 776g
- ISBN-13: 9780470032947
- ISBN-10: 0470032944
- Artikelnr.: 24924120
- The Manchester Physics Series
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- 3. Aufl.
- Seitenzahl: 366
- Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2008
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 24 cm
- Gewicht: 776g
- ISBN-13: 9780470032947
- ISBN-10: 0470032944
- Artikelnr.: 24924120
Suggested First Course
Editors' Preface to the Manchester Physics Series
Authors' Preface
Notes
1. SOME BASIC CONCEPTS
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Antiparticles
1.3 Interactions and Feynman Diagrams
1.4 Particle Exchange
1.5 Units and Dimensions
PROBLEMS 1
2. LEPTONS AND THE WEAK INTERACTION
2.1 Lepton Multiplets and Lepton Numbers
2.2 Leptonic Weak Interactions
2.3 Neutrino Masses and Neutrino Mixing
PROBLEMS 2
3. QUARKS AND HADRONS
3.1 Quarks
3.2 General Properties of Hadrons
3.3 Pions and Nucleons
3.4 Strange Particles, Charm and Bottom
3.5 Short-Lived Hadrons
3.6 Allowed Quantum Numbers and Exotics
PROBLEMS 3
4. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
4.1 Overview
4.2 Accelerators and Beams
4.3 Particle Interactions with Matter
4.4 Particle Detectors
4.5 Detector Systems and Experiments
PROBLEMS 4
5. SPACE-TIME SYMMETRIES
5.1 Translational Invariance
5.2 Rotational Invariance
5.3 Parity
5.4 Charge Conjugation
5.5 Positronium
5.6 Time Reversal
PROBLEMS 5
6. THE QUARK MODEL
6.1 Isospin Symmetry
6.2 The Lightest Hadrons
6.3 Colour
6.4 Charmonium and Bottomium
PROBLEMS 6
7. QCD, JETS AND GLUONS
7.1 Quantum Chromodynamics
7.2 Electron-Positron Annihilation
7.3 Elastic Electron Scattering: The Size of the Proton
7.4 Inelastic Electron and Muon scattering
7.5 Inelastic Neutrino Scattering
PROBLEMS 7
8. WEAK INTERACTIONS: QUARKS AND LEPTONS
8.1 Charged Current Reactions
8.2 The Third Generation
PROBLEMS 8
9. WEAK INTERACTIONS: ELECTROWEAK UNIFICATION
9.1 Neutral Currents and the Unified Theory
9.2 Gauge Invariance and the Higgs Boson
PROBLEMS 9
10. DISCRETE SYMMETRIES: C, P, CP AND CPT
10.1 P-Violation, C-Violation and CP-Conservation
10.2 CP Violation
10.3 Flavour Oscillations and the CPT Theorem
10.4 CP-Violation in the Standard Model
PROBLEMS 10
11. BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL
11.1 Grand Unification
11.2 Supersymmetry
11.3 Strings and Things
11.4 Particle Cosmology
11.5 Neutrino Astronomy
11.6 Dirac or Majorana Neutrinos?
PROBLEMS 11
A. RELATIVISTIC KINEMATICS
A.1 The Lorentz Transformation for Energy and Momentum
A.2 The Invariant Mass
A.3 Transformation of the Scattering Angle
PROBLEMS A
B. AMPLITUDES AND CROSS-SECTIONS
B.1 Rates and Cross-Sections
B.2 The Total Cross-Section
B.3 Differential Cross-Sections
B.4 The Scattering Amplitude
B.5 The Breit-Wigner Formula
B.5.1 Decay distributions
B.5.2 Resonant cross-sections
PROBLEMS B
C. THE ISOSPIN FORMALISM
C.1 Isospin Operator
C.2 Isospin States
C.3 Isospin Multiplets
C3.1 Hadron states
C.4 Branching Ratios
C.5 Spin States
PROBLEMS C
D. GAUGE THEORIES
D.1 Electromagnetic Interactions
D.2 Gauge Transformations
D.3 Gauge Invariance and the Photon Mass
D.4 The Gauge Principle
D.5 The Higgs Mechanism
D.6 Quantum Chromodynamics
D.7 Electroweak Interactions
PROBLEMS D
E. TABLES OF PARTICLE PROPERTIES
F. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
References
Index
Physical Constants and Conversation Factors
Editors' Preface to the Manchester Physics Series
Authors' Preface
Notes
1. SOME BASIC CONCEPTS
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Antiparticles
1.3 Interactions and Feynman Diagrams
1.4 Particle Exchange
1.5 Units and Dimensions
PROBLEMS 1
2. LEPTONS AND THE WEAK INTERACTION
2.1 Lepton Multiplets and Lepton Numbers
2.2 Leptonic Weak Interactions
2.3 Neutrino Masses and Neutrino Mixing
PROBLEMS 2
3. QUARKS AND HADRONS
3.1 Quarks
3.2 General Properties of Hadrons
3.3 Pions and Nucleons
3.4 Strange Particles, Charm and Bottom
3.5 Short-Lived Hadrons
3.6 Allowed Quantum Numbers and Exotics
PROBLEMS 3
4. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
4.1 Overview
4.2 Accelerators and Beams
4.3 Particle Interactions with Matter
4.4 Particle Detectors
4.5 Detector Systems and Experiments
PROBLEMS 4
5. SPACE-TIME SYMMETRIES
5.1 Translational Invariance
5.2 Rotational Invariance
5.3 Parity
5.4 Charge Conjugation
5.5 Positronium
5.6 Time Reversal
PROBLEMS 5
6. THE QUARK MODEL
6.1 Isospin Symmetry
6.2 The Lightest Hadrons
6.3 Colour
6.4 Charmonium and Bottomium
PROBLEMS 6
7. QCD, JETS AND GLUONS
7.1 Quantum Chromodynamics
7.2 Electron-Positron Annihilation
7.3 Elastic Electron Scattering: The Size of the Proton
7.4 Inelastic Electron and Muon scattering
7.5 Inelastic Neutrino Scattering
PROBLEMS 7
8. WEAK INTERACTIONS: QUARKS AND LEPTONS
8.1 Charged Current Reactions
8.2 The Third Generation
PROBLEMS 8
9. WEAK INTERACTIONS: ELECTROWEAK UNIFICATION
9.1 Neutral Currents and the Unified Theory
9.2 Gauge Invariance and the Higgs Boson
PROBLEMS 9
10. DISCRETE SYMMETRIES: C, P, CP AND CPT
10.1 P-Violation, C-Violation and CP-Conservation
10.2 CP Violation
10.3 Flavour Oscillations and the CPT Theorem
10.4 CP-Violation in the Standard Model
PROBLEMS 10
11. BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL
11.1 Grand Unification
11.2 Supersymmetry
11.3 Strings and Things
11.4 Particle Cosmology
11.5 Neutrino Astronomy
11.6 Dirac or Majorana Neutrinos?
PROBLEMS 11
A. RELATIVISTIC KINEMATICS
A.1 The Lorentz Transformation for Energy and Momentum
A.2 The Invariant Mass
A.3 Transformation of the Scattering Angle
PROBLEMS A
B. AMPLITUDES AND CROSS-SECTIONS
B.1 Rates and Cross-Sections
B.2 The Total Cross-Section
B.3 Differential Cross-Sections
B.4 The Scattering Amplitude
B.5 The Breit-Wigner Formula
B.5.1 Decay distributions
B.5.2 Resonant cross-sections
PROBLEMS B
C. THE ISOSPIN FORMALISM
C.1 Isospin Operator
C.2 Isospin States
C.3 Isospin Multiplets
C3.1 Hadron states
C.4 Branching Ratios
C.5 Spin States
PROBLEMS C
D. GAUGE THEORIES
D.1 Electromagnetic Interactions
D.2 Gauge Transformations
D.3 Gauge Invariance and the Photon Mass
D.4 The Gauge Principle
D.5 The Higgs Mechanism
D.6 Quantum Chromodynamics
D.7 Electroweak Interactions
PROBLEMS D
E. TABLES OF PARTICLE PROPERTIES
F. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
References
Index
Physical Constants and Conversation Factors
Suggested Short Course Inside Front Cover
Editors' preface to the Manchester Physics Series xiii
Authors' preface xv
Notes xvii
1 Some basic concepts 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Antiparticles 3
1.3 Interactions and Feynman diagrams 9
1.4 Particle exchange 15
1.5 Units and dimensions 19
Problems 1 22
2 Leptons and the weak interaction 24
2.1 Lepton multiplets and lepton numbers 24
2.2 Leptonic weak interactions 31
2.3 Neutrino masses and neutrino mixing 35
Problems 2 50
3 Quarks and hadrons 52
3.1 Quarks 53
3.2 General properties of hadrons 55
3.3 Pions and nucleons 58
3.4 Strange particles, charm and bottom 61
3.5 Short-lived hadrons 66
3.6 Allowed and exotic quantum numbers 72
Problems 3 75
4 Experimental methods 77
4.1 Overview 77
4.2 Accelerators and beams 79
4.3 Particle interactions with matter 86
4.4 Particle detectors 95
4.5 Detector systems and accelerator experiments 112
4.6 Non-accelerator experiments 121
Problems 4 123
5 Space-time symmetries 126
5.1 Translational invariance 127
5.2 Rotational invariance 129
5.3 Parity 135
5.4 Charge conjugation 142
5.5 Positronium 145
5.6 Time reversal 149
Problems 5 153
6 The quark model 155
6.1 Isospin symmetry 156
6.2 The lightest hadrons 162
6.3 The L = 0 heavy quark states 174
6.4 Colour 177
6.5 Charmonium and bottomonium 184
Problems 6 191
7 QCD, jets and gluons 193
7.1 Quantum chromodynamics 193
7.2 Electron-positron annihilation 210
Problems 7 215
8 Quarks and partons 217
8.1 Elastic electron scattering: the size of the proton 217
8.2 Inelastic electron and muon scattering 222
8.3 Inelastic neutrino scattering 231
8.4 Other processes 236
8.5 Current and constituent quarks 243
Problems 8 246
9 Weak interactions: quarks and leptons 248
9.1 Charged current reactions 250
9.2 The third generation 262
Problems 9 274
10 Weak interactions: electroweak unification 276
10.1 Neutral currents and the unified theory 277
10.2 Gauge invariance and the Higgs boson 287
Problems 10 305
11 Discrete symmetries: C, P, CP and CPT 308
11.1 P violation, C violation and CP conservation 308
11.2 CP violation and particle-antiparticle mixing 316
11.3 CP violation in the standard model 340
Problems 11 343
12 Beyond the standard model 346
12.1 Grand unification 347
12.2 Supersymmetry 354
12.3 Strings and things 358
12.4 Particle physics and cosmology 360
12.5 Dirac or Majorana neutrinos? 373
Problems 12 381
A Relativistic kinematics 383
A.1 The Lorentz transformation for energy and momentum 383
A.2 The invariant mass 385
A.3 Transformation of the scattering angle 388
Problems A 390
B Amplitudes and cross-sections 392
B.1 Rates and cross-sections 392
B.2 The total cross-section 394
B.3 Differential cross-sections 395
B.4 The scattering amplitude 397
B.5 The Breit-Wigner formula 400
Problems B 406
C The isospin formalism 408
C.1 Isospin operators
Editors' preface to the Manchester Physics Series xiii
Authors' preface xv
Notes xvii
1 Some basic concepts 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Antiparticles 3
1.3 Interactions and Feynman diagrams 9
1.4 Particle exchange 15
1.5 Units and dimensions 19
Problems 1 22
2 Leptons and the weak interaction 24
2.1 Lepton multiplets and lepton numbers 24
2.2 Leptonic weak interactions 31
2.3 Neutrino masses and neutrino mixing 35
Problems 2 50
3 Quarks and hadrons 52
3.1 Quarks 53
3.2 General properties of hadrons 55
3.3 Pions and nucleons 58
3.4 Strange particles, charm and bottom 61
3.5 Short-lived hadrons 66
3.6 Allowed and exotic quantum numbers 72
Problems 3 75
4 Experimental methods 77
4.1 Overview 77
4.2 Accelerators and beams 79
4.3 Particle interactions with matter 86
4.4 Particle detectors 95
4.5 Detector systems and accelerator experiments 112
4.6 Non-accelerator experiments 121
Problems 4 123
5 Space-time symmetries 126
5.1 Translational invariance 127
5.2 Rotational invariance 129
5.3 Parity 135
5.4 Charge conjugation 142
5.5 Positronium 145
5.6 Time reversal 149
Problems 5 153
6 The quark model 155
6.1 Isospin symmetry 156
6.2 The lightest hadrons 162
6.3 The L = 0 heavy quark states 174
6.4 Colour 177
6.5 Charmonium and bottomonium 184
Problems 6 191
7 QCD, jets and gluons 193
7.1 Quantum chromodynamics 193
7.2 Electron-positron annihilation 210
Problems 7 215
8 Quarks and partons 217
8.1 Elastic electron scattering: the size of the proton 217
8.2 Inelastic electron and muon scattering 222
8.3 Inelastic neutrino scattering 231
8.4 Other processes 236
8.5 Current and constituent quarks 243
Problems 8 246
9 Weak interactions: quarks and leptons 248
9.1 Charged current reactions 250
9.2 The third generation 262
Problems 9 274
10 Weak interactions: electroweak unification 276
10.1 Neutral currents and the unified theory 277
10.2 Gauge invariance and the Higgs boson 287
Problems 10 305
11 Discrete symmetries: C, P, CP and CPT 308
11.1 P violation, C violation and CP conservation 308
11.2 CP violation and particle-antiparticle mixing 316
11.3 CP violation in the standard model 340
Problems 11 343
12 Beyond the standard model 346
12.1 Grand unification 347
12.2 Supersymmetry 354
12.3 Strings and things 358
12.4 Particle physics and cosmology 360
12.5 Dirac or Majorana neutrinos? 373
Problems 12 381
A Relativistic kinematics 383
A.1 The Lorentz transformation for energy and momentum 383
A.2 The invariant mass 385
A.3 Transformation of the scattering angle 388
Problems A 390
B Amplitudes and cross-sections 392
B.1 Rates and cross-sections 392
B.2 The total cross-section 394
B.3 Differential cross-sections 395
B.4 The scattering amplitude 397
B.5 The Breit-Wigner formula 400
Problems B 406
C The isospin formalism 408
C.1 Isospin operators
Suggested First Course
Editors' Preface to the Manchester Physics Series
Authors' Preface
Notes
1. SOME BASIC CONCEPTS
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Antiparticles
1.3 Interactions and Feynman Diagrams
1.4 Particle Exchange
1.5 Units and Dimensions
PROBLEMS 1
2. LEPTONS AND THE WEAK INTERACTION
2.1 Lepton Multiplets and Lepton Numbers
2.2 Leptonic Weak Interactions
2.3 Neutrino Masses and Neutrino Mixing
PROBLEMS 2
3. QUARKS AND HADRONS
3.1 Quarks
3.2 General Properties of Hadrons
3.3 Pions and Nucleons
3.4 Strange Particles, Charm and Bottom
3.5 Short-Lived Hadrons
3.6 Allowed Quantum Numbers and Exotics
PROBLEMS 3
4. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
4.1 Overview
4.2 Accelerators and Beams
4.3 Particle Interactions with Matter
4.4 Particle Detectors
4.5 Detector Systems and Experiments
PROBLEMS 4
5. SPACE-TIME SYMMETRIES
5.1 Translational Invariance
5.2 Rotational Invariance
5.3 Parity
5.4 Charge Conjugation
5.5 Positronium
5.6 Time Reversal
PROBLEMS 5
6. THE QUARK MODEL
6.1 Isospin Symmetry
6.2 The Lightest Hadrons
6.3 Colour
6.4 Charmonium and Bottomium
PROBLEMS 6
7. QCD, JETS AND GLUONS
7.1 Quantum Chromodynamics
7.2 Electron-Positron Annihilation
7.3 Elastic Electron Scattering: The Size of the Proton
7.4 Inelastic Electron and Muon scattering
7.5 Inelastic Neutrino Scattering
PROBLEMS 7
8. WEAK INTERACTIONS: QUARKS AND LEPTONS
8.1 Charged Current Reactions
8.2 The Third Generation
PROBLEMS 8
9. WEAK INTERACTIONS: ELECTROWEAK UNIFICATION
9.1 Neutral Currents and the Unified Theory
9.2 Gauge Invariance and the Higgs Boson
PROBLEMS 9
10. DISCRETE SYMMETRIES: C, P, CP AND CPT
10.1 P-Violation, C-Violation and CP-Conservation
10.2 CP Violation
10.3 Flavour Oscillations and the CPT Theorem
10.4 CP-Violation in the Standard Model
PROBLEMS 10
11. BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL
11.1 Grand Unification
11.2 Supersymmetry
11.3 Strings and Things
11.4 Particle Cosmology
11.5 Neutrino Astronomy
11.6 Dirac or Majorana Neutrinos?
PROBLEMS 11
A. RELATIVISTIC KINEMATICS
A.1 The Lorentz Transformation for Energy and Momentum
A.2 The Invariant Mass
A.3 Transformation of the Scattering Angle
PROBLEMS A
B. AMPLITUDES AND CROSS-SECTIONS
B.1 Rates and Cross-Sections
B.2 The Total Cross-Section
B.3 Differential Cross-Sections
B.4 The Scattering Amplitude
B.5 The Breit-Wigner Formula
B.5.1 Decay distributions
B.5.2 Resonant cross-sections
PROBLEMS B
C. THE ISOSPIN FORMALISM
C.1 Isospin Operator
C.2 Isospin States
C.3 Isospin Multiplets
C3.1 Hadron states
C.4 Branching Ratios
C.5 Spin States
PROBLEMS C
D. GAUGE THEORIES
D.1 Electromagnetic Interactions
D.2 Gauge Transformations
D.3 Gauge Invariance and the Photon Mass
D.4 The Gauge Principle
D.5 The Higgs Mechanism
D.6 Quantum Chromodynamics
D.7 Electroweak Interactions
PROBLEMS D
E. TABLES OF PARTICLE PROPERTIES
F. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
References
Index
Physical Constants and Conversation Factors
Editors' Preface to the Manchester Physics Series
Authors' Preface
Notes
1. SOME BASIC CONCEPTS
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Antiparticles
1.3 Interactions and Feynman Diagrams
1.4 Particle Exchange
1.5 Units and Dimensions
PROBLEMS 1
2. LEPTONS AND THE WEAK INTERACTION
2.1 Lepton Multiplets and Lepton Numbers
2.2 Leptonic Weak Interactions
2.3 Neutrino Masses and Neutrino Mixing
PROBLEMS 2
3. QUARKS AND HADRONS
3.1 Quarks
3.2 General Properties of Hadrons
3.3 Pions and Nucleons
3.4 Strange Particles, Charm and Bottom
3.5 Short-Lived Hadrons
3.6 Allowed Quantum Numbers and Exotics
PROBLEMS 3
4. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
4.1 Overview
4.2 Accelerators and Beams
4.3 Particle Interactions with Matter
4.4 Particle Detectors
4.5 Detector Systems and Experiments
PROBLEMS 4
5. SPACE-TIME SYMMETRIES
5.1 Translational Invariance
5.2 Rotational Invariance
5.3 Parity
5.4 Charge Conjugation
5.5 Positronium
5.6 Time Reversal
PROBLEMS 5
6. THE QUARK MODEL
6.1 Isospin Symmetry
6.2 The Lightest Hadrons
6.3 Colour
6.4 Charmonium and Bottomium
PROBLEMS 6
7. QCD, JETS AND GLUONS
7.1 Quantum Chromodynamics
7.2 Electron-Positron Annihilation
7.3 Elastic Electron Scattering: The Size of the Proton
7.4 Inelastic Electron and Muon scattering
7.5 Inelastic Neutrino Scattering
PROBLEMS 7
8. WEAK INTERACTIONS: QUARKS AND LEPTONS
8.1 Charged Current Reactions
8.2 The Third Generation
PROBLEMS 8
9. WEAK INTERACTIONS: ELECTROWEAK UNIFICATION
9.1 Neutral Currents and the Unified Theory
9.2 Gauge Invariance and the Higgs Boson
PROBLEMS 9
10. DISCRETE SYMMETRIES: C, P, CP AND CPT
10.1 P-Violation, C-Violation and CP-Conservation
10.2 CP Violation
10.3 Flavour Oscillations and the CPT Theorem
10.4 CP-Violation in the Standard Model
PROBLEMS 10
11. BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL
11.1 Grand Unification
11.2 Supersymmetry
11.3 Strings and Things
11.4 Particle Cosmology
11.5 Neutrino Astronomy
11.6 Dirac or Majorana Neutrinos?
PROBLEMS 11
A. RELATIVISTIC KINEMATICS
A.1 The Lorentz Transformation for Energy and Momentum
A.2 The Invariant Mass
A.3 Transformation of the Scattering Angle
PROBLEMS A
B. AMPLITUDES AND CROSS-SECTIONS
B.1 Rates and Cross-Sections
B.2 The Total Cross-Section
B.3 Differential Cross-Sections
B.4 The Scattering Amplitude
B.5 The Breit-Wigner Formula
B.5.1 Decay distributions
B.5.2 Resonant cross-sections
PROBLEMS B
C. THE ISOSPIN FORMALISM
C.1 Isospin Operator
C.2 Isospin States
C.3 Isospin Multiplets
C3.1 Hadron states
C.4 Branching Ratios
C.5 Spin States
PROBLEMS C
D. GAUGE THEORIES
D.1 Electromagnetic Interactions
D.2 Gauge Transformations
D.3 Gauge Invariance and the Photon Mass
D.4 The Gauge Principle
D.5 The Higgs Mechanism
D.6 Quantum Chromodynamics
D.7 Electroweak Interactions
PROBLEMS D
E. TABLES OF PARTICLE PROPERTIES
F. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
References
Index
Physical Constants and Conversation Factors
Suggested Short Course Inside Front Cover
Editors' preface to the Manchester Physics Series xiii
Authors' preface xv
Notes xvii
1 Some basic concepts 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Antiparticles 3
1.3 Interactions and Feynman diagrams 9
1.4 Particle exchange 15
1.5 Units and dimensions 19
Problems 1 22
2 Leptons and the weak interaction 24
2.1 Lepton multiplets and lepton numbers 24
2.2 Leptonic weak interactions 31
2.3 Neutrino masses and neutrino mixing 35
Problems 2 50
3 Quarks and hadrons 52
3.1 Quarks 53
3.2 General properties of hadrons 55
3.3 Pions and nucleons 58
3.4 Strange particles, charm and bottom 61
3.5 Short-lived hadrons 66
3.6 Allowed and exotic quantum numbers 72
Problems 3 75
4 Experimental methods 77
4.1 Overview 77
4.2 Accelerators and beams 79
4.3 Particle interactions with matter 86
4.4 Particle detectors 95
4.5 Detector systems and accelerator experiments 112
4.6 Non-accelerator experiments 121
Problems 4 123
5 Space-time symmetries 126
5.1 Translational invariance 127
5.2 Rotational invariance 129
5.3 Parity 135
5.4 Charge conjugation 142
5.5 Positronium 145
5.6 Time reversal 149
Problems 5 153
6 The quark model 155
6.1 Isospin symmetry 156
6.2 The lightest hadrons 162
6.3 The L = 0 heavy quark states 174
6.4 Colour 177
6.5 Charmonium and bottomonium 184
Problems 6 191
7 QCD, jets and gluons 193
7.1 Quantum chromodynamics 193
7.2 Electron-positron annihilation 210
Problems 7 215
8 Quarks and partons 217
8.1 Elastic electron scattering: the size of the proton 217
8.2 Inelastic electron and muon scattering 222
8.3 Inelastic neutrino scattering 231
8.4 Other processes 236
8.5 Current and constituent quarks 243
Problems 8 246
9 Weak interactions: quarks and leptons 248
9.1 Charged current reactions 250
9.2 The third generation 262
Problems 9 274
10 Weak interactions: electroweak unification 276
10.1 Neutral currents and the unified theory 277
10.2 Gauge invariance and the Higgs boson 287
Problems 10 305
11 Discrete symmetries: C, P, CP and CPT 308
11.1 P violation, C violation and CP conservation 308
11.2 CP violation and particle-antiparticle mixing 316
11.3 CP violation in the standard model 340
Problems 11 343
12 Beyond the standard model 346
12.1 Grand unification 347
12.2 Supersymmetry 354
12.3 Strings and things 358
12.4 Particle physics and cosmology 360
12.5 Dirac or Majorana neutrinos? 373
Problems 12 381
A Relativistic kinematics 383
A.1 The Lorentz transformation for energy and momentum 383
A.2 The invariant mass 385
A.3 Transformation of the scattering angle 388
Problems A 390
B Amplitudes and cross-sections 392
B.1 Rates and cross-sections 392
B.2 The total cross-section 394
B.3 Differential cross-sections 395
B.4 The scattering amplitude 397
B.5 The Breit-Wigner formula 400
Problems B 406
C The isospin formalism 408
C.1 Isospin operators
Editors' preface to the Manchester Physics Series xiii
Authors' preface xv
Notes xvii
1 Some basic concepts 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Antiparticles 3
1.3 Interactions and Feynman diagrams 9
1.4 Particle exchange 15
1.5 Units and dimensions 19
Problems 1 22
2 Leptons and the weak interaction 24
2.1 Lepton multiplets and lepton numbers 24
2.2 Leptonic weak interactions 31
2.3 Neutrino masses and neutrino mixing 35
Problems 2 50
3 Quarks and hadrons 52
3.1 Quarks 53
3.2 General properties of hadrons 55
3.3 Pions and nucleons 58
3.4 Strange particles, charm and bottom 61
3.5 Short-lived hadrons 66
3.6 Allowed and exotic quantum numbers 72
Problems 3 75
4 Experimental methods 77
4.1 Overview 77
4.2 Accelerators and beams 79
4.3 Particle interactions with matter 86
4.4 Particle detectors 95
4.5 Detector systems and accelerator experiments 112
4.6 Non-accelerator experiments 121
Problems 4 123
5 Space-time symmetries 126
5.1 Translational invariance 127
5.2 Rotational invariance 129
5.3 Parity 135
5.4 Charge conjugation 142
5.5 Positronium 145
5.6 Time reversal 149
Problems 5 153
6 The quark model 155
6.1 Isospin symmetry 156
6.2 The lightest hadrons 162
6.3 The L = 0 heavy quark states 174
6.4 Colour 177
6.5 Charmonium and bottomonium 184
Problems 6 191
7 QCD, jets and gluons 193
7.1 Quantum chromodynamics 193
7.2 Electron-positron annihilation 210
Problems 7 215
8 Quarks and partons 217
8.1 Elastic electron scattering: the size of the proton 217
8.2 Inelastic electron and muon scattering 222
8.3 Inelastic neutrino scattering 231
8.4 Other processes 236
8.5 Current and constituent quarks 243
Problems 8 246
9 Weak interactions: quarks and leptons 248
9.1 Charged current reactions 250
9.2 The third generation 262
Problems 9 274
10 Weak interactions: electroweak unification 276
10.1 Neutral currents and the unified theory 277
10.2 Gauge invariance and the Higgs boson 287
Problems 10 305
11 Discrete symmetries: C, P, CP and CPT 308
11.1 P violation, C violation and CP conservation 308
11.2 CP violation and particle-antiparticle mixing 316
11.3 CP violation in the standard model 340
Problems 11 343
12 Beyond the standard model 346
12.1 Grand unification 347
12.2 Supersymmetry 354
12.3 Strings and things 358
12.4 Particle physics and cosmology 360
12.5 Dirac or Majorana neutrinos? 373
Problems 12 381
A Relativistic kinematics 383
A.1 The Lorentz transformation for energy and momentum 383
A.2 The invariant mass 385
A.3 Transformation of the scattering angle 388
Problems A 390
B Amplitudes and cross-sections 392
B.1 Rates and cross-sections 392
B.2 The total cross-section 394
B.3 Differential cross-sections 395
B.4 The scattering amplitude 397
B.5 The Breit-Wigner formula 400
Problems B 406
C The isospin formalism 408
C.1 Isospin operators