An Introduction to Particle Physics and the Standard Model

Front cover\nContents\nPreface\nAcknowledgments\nFurther Reading\nChapter 1. Introduction and Overview\nChapter 2. A Review of Special Relativity\nChapter 3. Symmetries\nChapter 4. Conservation Laws\nChapter 5. Particle Classification\nChapter 6. Discrete Symmetries\nChapter 7. Accelerators\nChapter 8. Detectors\nChapter 9. Scattering\nChapter 10. A Toy Theory\nChapter 11. Wave Equations for Elementary Particles\nChapter 12. Gauge Invariance\nChapter 13. Quantum Electrodynamics\nChapter 14. Testing QED\nChapter 15. From Nuclei to Quarks\nChapter 16. The Quark Model\nChapter 17. Testing the Quark Model\nChapter 18. Heavy Quarks and QCD\nChapter 19. From Beta Decay to Weak Interactions\nChapter 20. Charged Leptonic Weak Interactions\nChapter 21. Charged Weak Interactions of Quarks and Leptons\nChapter 22. Electroweak Unification\nChapter 23. Electroweak Symmetry Breaking\nChapter 24. Testing Electroweak Theory\nChapter 25. Beyond the Standard Model\nAppendix A. Notation and Conventions\nAppendix B. Kronecker Delta and Levi-Civita Symbols\nAppendix C. Dirac Delta-Functions\nAppendix D. Pauli and Dirac Matrices\nAppendix E. Cross-Sections and Decay Rates\nAppendix F. Clebsch-Gordon Coefficients\nAppendix G. Fundamental Constants\nAppendix H. Properties of Elementary Particles\nAppendix I. Feynman Rules for the Standard Model\nAppendix J. The Large Hadron Rap\nReferences\nBack cover