Particle Physics
eBook - ePub

Particle Physics

An Introduction

Robert Purdy

  1. 500 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Particle Physics

An Introduction

Robert Purdy

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This updated edition is designed as a brief introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the matter in our universe. Numerous examples, figures, and simple explanations enable general readers and physics students to understand complex concepts related to the universe. Selected topics include atoms, quarks, accelerators, detectors, colliders, string theory, and more. FEATURES

  • Explores the fundamental particles that make up the matter in our universe
  • Topics include atoms, quarks, accelerators, detectors, colliders, string theory, and more

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Publisher
Mercury Learning and Information
Year
2022
ISBN
9781683928751
Edition
2
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Physics
Index
Physics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. A History of Particle Physics
  9. 2. Special Relativity
  10. 3. Quantum Mechanics
  11. 4. Symmetries and Groups
  12. 5. Experimental Particle Physics
  13. 6. Particle Classification
  14. 7. Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
  15. 8. The Dirac Equation
  16. 9. Quantum Electrodynamics
  17. 10. Non-Abelian Gauge Theory and Color
  18. 11. Symmetry Breaking and The Higgs Mechanism
  19. 12. The Standard Model of Particle Physics
  20. 13. Beyond the Standard Model
  21. Appendix A: Elementary Particle Properties and Other Useful Quantities
  22. Appendix B: Feynman Rules
  23. Appendix C: Gamma Matrix Identities
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index