Luciano Maiani, Omar Benhar

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Fields

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Produktbeschreibung

Written by two of the most prominent leaders in particle physics, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Fields provides a classroom-tested introduction to the formal and conceptual foundations of quantum field theory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040085110
• Artikelnr.: 72286260

Autorenporträt

Luciano Maiani, born in 1941, is emeritus professor of theoretical physics at the University of Rome, "La Sapienza", and author of more than two hundred scientific publications on the theoretical physics of elementary particles. He, together with S. Glashow and J. Iliopoulos, made the prediction of a new family of particles, those with "charm", which form an essential part of the unified theory of the weak and electromagnetic forces. He has been president of the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Director-General of CERN in Geneva and president of the Italian National Council for Research (CNR). He promoted the development of the Virgo Observatory for gravitational wave detection, the neutrino beam from CERN to Gran Sasso and at CERN directed the crucial phases of the construction of the Large Hadron Collider. He has taught and worked in numerous foreign institutes. He was head of the theoretical physics department at the University of Rome, "La Sapienza", from 1976 to 1984 and held the chair of theoretical physics from 1984 to 2011. He is a member of the Italian Lincean Academy and a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Omar Benhar, born in 1953, is an INFN research director and teaches gauge theories at the University of Rome, "La Sapienza". He has worked extensively in the USA as visiting professor, at the University of Illinois and the Old Dominion University, as well as associate scientist at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. Since 2013, he has served as an adjunct professor at the Centre for Neutrino Physics of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is the author of more than a hundred scientific papers on the theory of many-particle systems, the structure of compact stars and electroweak interactions of nuclei.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Symmetries of Space-Time. Chapter 2: The Classical Free Particle. Chapter 3: The Lagrangian Theory of Fields. Chapter 4: The Klein-Gordon Field Quantisation. Chapter 5: Electromagnetic Field Quantisation. Chapter 6: The Dirac Equation. Chapter 7: Quantisation of the Dirac Field. Chapter 8: Free Field Propagators. Chapter 9: Interactions. Chapter 10: Time Evolution of Quantum Systems. Chapter 11: Relativistic Perturbation Theory. Chapter 12: The Discrete Symmetries: P, C, T. Chapter 13: Weyl and Majorana Neutrinos. Chapter 14: Applications: QED. Chapter 15: Applications: Weak Interactions. Chapter 16: Neutrino Oscillations. Chapter 17: Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay. Chapter 18: A Leap Forward: Charmonium. Chapter 19: The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation for the Doubly Charmed Baryon. Appendix A: Basic Elements of Quantum Mechanics. Appendix B: The Non-relativistic Hydrogen Atom. Bibliography. Index.

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The Symmetries of Space-Time. The Classical Free Particle. The Lagrangian
Theory of Fields. Klein-Gordon Field Quantization. Electromagnetic Field
Quantization. The Dirac Equation. Quantization of the Dirac Field. Free
Field Propagators. Interactions. Time Evolution of Quantum Systems.
Relativistic Perturbation Theory. The Discrete Symmetries: P, C, T. Weyl
and Majorana Neutrinos. Applications: QED. Applications: Weak Interactions.
Neutrino Oscillations. Appendix.

Rezensionen

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Maiani, L. (Luciano), author. Benhar, Omar, author.
Title: Relativistic quantum mechanics / Luciano Maiani and Omar Benhar.
Description: Second edition. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2024. Includes
bibliographical references and index. Summary: "Written by two of the
most prominent leaders in particle physics, Relativistic Quantum
Mechanics: An Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Fields provides a
classroom-tested introduction to the formal and conceptual foundations
of quantum field theory. Designed for advanced undergraduate- and
graduate-level physics students, the text only requires previous courses
in classical mechanics, relativity, and quantum mechanics. The
introductory chapters of the book summarise the theory of special
relativity and its application to the classical description of the
motion of a free particle and a field. The authors then explain the
quantum formulation of field theory through the simple example of a
scalar field described by the Klein-Gordon equation as well as its
extension to the case of spin particles described by the Dirac equation.
They also present the elements necessary for constructing the
foundational theories of the standard model of electroweak interactions,
namely quantum electrodynamics and the Fermi theory of neutron beta
decay. Many applications to quantum electrodynamics and weak interaction
processes are thoroughly analysed. The book also explores the timely
topic of neutrino oscillations. Logically progressing from the
fundamentals to recent discoveries, this textbook provides students with
the essential foundation to study more advanced theoretical physics and
elementary particle physics. It will help them understand the theory of
electroweak interactions and gauge theories"-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024001588 ISBN 9781032565941 (hbk) ISBN
9781032559407 (pbk) ISBN 9781003436263 (ebk)
Subjects: LCSH: Quantum theory.
Classification: LCC QC174.12 .M33 2024 DDC 530.12--dc23/eng/20240509
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024001588