Overview
- Reviews the basic tools for the calculation of cross sections and decay rates in the context of relativistic quantum field theory
- Illustrates the unified field theory of electromagnetic and weak interactions as a quantum field theory with spontaneously broken gauge invariance
- Describes the most recent developments in electroweak phenomenology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: UNITEXT for Physics (UNITEXTPH)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
Keywords
- Electromagnetic Interactions
- Electroweak Phenomenology
- Electroweak Theory
- Feynman Diagrams
- Gauge Symmetry
- Higgs Boson
- Neutrino Oscillations
- QCD and QED
- Relativistic Quantum Field Theory
- Relativistic Scattering Theory
- Semi-classical Approximation
- Strong Interactions
- Unified Field Theory
- Vector Bosons
- Weak Interactions
About this book
As in the first edition, the accent is still on the semi-classical approximation. However, in view of the necessity of a discussion of H !, the authors give several indications about corrections to the semiclassical approximation. Violation of unitarity is discussed in more detail, including the dispersion relations as a tool for computing loop corrections; the above-mentioned Higgs decay channel is illustrated by means of a full one-loop calculation; and finally, loop effects on the production of unstable particles (such as the Z0 boson) are nowdiscussed. Finally, the neutrino mass and oscillation analysis is updated taking into account the major achievements of the last years.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Giovanni Ridolfi received his doctorate in physics from University of Genoa, Italy, in 1989, and has held research appointments at CERN, Geneva and at the italian Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare. He is now full Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Genoa, Italy. His research interests are in the field of phenomenology of fundamental interactions.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Introduction to Relativistic Processes and the Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions
Authors: Carlo M. Becchi, Giovanni Ridolfi
Series Title: UNITEXT for Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06130-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06129-0Published: 05 June 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37441-3Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06130-6Published: 19 May 2014
Series ISSN: 2198-7882
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7890
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: IX, 198
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations
Topics: Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Field Theories, String Theory, Mathematical Physics