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    Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions: Second Edition
    Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions: Second Edition
    Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions: Second Edition
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    Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions: Second Edition

    By Chris Quigg

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    A thoroughly revised edition of a landmark textbook on gauge theories and their applications to particle physics

    This completely revised and updated graduate-level textbook is an ideal introduction to gauge theories and their applications to high-energy particle physics, and takes an in-depth look at two new laws of nature—quantum chromodynamics and the electroweak theory. From quantum electrodynamics through unified theories of the interactions among leptons and quarks, Chris Quigg examines the logic and structure behind gauge theories and the experimental underpinnings of today's theories. Quigg emphasizes how we know what we know, and in the era of the Large Hadron Collider, his insightful survey of the standard model and the next great questions for particle physics makes for compelling reading.

    The brand-new edition shows how the electroweak theory developed in conversation with experiment. Featuring a wide-ranging treatment of electroweak symmetry breaking, the physics of the Higgs boson, and the importance of the 1-TeV scale, the book moves beyond established knowledge and investigates the path toward unified theories of strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions. Explicit calculations and diverse exercises allow readers to derive the consequences of these theories. Extensive annotated bibliographies accompany each chapter, amplify points of conceptual or technical interest, introduce further applications, and lead readers to the research literature. Students and seasoned practitioners will profit from the text's current insights, and specialists wishing to understand gauge theories will find the book an ideal reference for self-study.

    • Brand-new edition of a landmark text introducing gauge theories
    • Consistent attention to how we know what we know
    • Explicit calculations develop concepts and engage with experiment
    • Interesting and diverse problems sharpen skills and ideas
    • Extensive annotated bibliographies
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPrinceton University Press
    Release dateSep 22, 2013
    ISBN9781400848225
    Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions: Second Edition
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    Chris Quigg

    Chris Quigg is Distinguished Scientist Emeritus at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. He graduated in physics at Yale before moving to Berkeley for his doctorate. He is the author of an acclaimed text on gauge theories and critical works on high-energy collisions, quarks, neutrinos, and the Higgs boson.  He received the American Physical Society’s Sakurai Prize for theoretical physics and the German Alexander von Humboldt Prize. He rejuvenates himself on annual treks along France’s network of long-distance hiking trails.

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