An Introduction to the Standard Model of Particle Physics
familiarizes readers with what is considered tested and accepted
and in so doing, gives them a grounding in particle physics in
general. Whenever possible, Dr. Mann takes an historical approach
showing how the model is linked to the physics that most of us have
learned in less challenging areas. Dr. Mann reviews special
relativity and classical mechanics, symmetries, conservation laws,
and particle classification; then working from the tested paradigm
of the model itself, he:
- Describes the Standard Model in terms of its electromagnetic,
strong, and weak components
- Explores the experimental tools and methods of particle
physics
- Introduces Feynman diagrams, wave equations, and gauge
invariance, building up to the theory of Quantum
Electrodynamics
- Describes the theories of the Strong and Electroweak
interactions
- Uncovers frontier areas and explores what might lie beyond our
current concepts of the subatomic world
Those who work through the material will develop a solid command
of the basics of particle physics. The book does require a
knowledge of special relativity, quantum mechanics, and
electromagnetism, but most importantly it requires a hunger to
understand at the most fundamental level: why things exist and how
it is that anything happens. This book will prepare students and
others for further study, but most importantly it will prepare them
to open their minds to the mysteries that lie ahead. Ultimately,
the Large Hadron Collider may prove the model correct, helping so
many realize their greatest dreams or it might poke holes in the
model, leaving us to wonder an even more exciting possibility: that
the answers lie in possibilities so unique that we have not even
dreamt of them.
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