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An Informal Introduction to Gauge Field Theories

By Ian J. R. Aitchison

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1982
ISBN
0521245400, 9780521245401
LCC
QC793.3.F5 A35 1982
Open Library ID
OL21362129M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1754200 bytes)
Pages
184\184
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Four forces are dominant in physics: gravity, electromagnetism and the weak and strong nuclear forces. Quantum electrodynamics - the highly successful theory of the electromagnetic interaction - is a gauge field theory, and it is now believed that the weak and strong forces also can be described by generalizations of this type of theory. In this short book Dr Aitchison gives an introduction to these theories, a knowledge of which is essential in understanding modern particle physics. With the assumption that the reader is already familiar with the rudiments of quantum field theory and Feynman graphs, his aim has been to provide a coherent, self-contained and yet elementary account of the theoretical principles and physical ideas behind gauge field theories.

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