Concepts of elementary particle physics

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This particle physics textbook for senior undergraduates and early graduates explains the Standard Model of particle physics, both the theory and its experimental basis. The point of view is thoroughly modern. Theory relevant to the experiments is developed in detail but in a simplified way without needing full knowledge of quantum field theory. Abstract: This particle physics textbook for senior undergraduates and early graduates explains the Standard Model of particle physics, both the theory and its experimental basis. The point of view is thoroughly modern. Theory relevant to the experiments is developed in detail but in a simplified way without needing full knowledge of quantum field theory Content: Part I Preliminaries and tools -- Introduction -- Symmetries of space-time -- Relativistic wave equations -- The hydrogen atom and positronium -- The quark model -- Detectors of elementary particles -- Tools for calculation -- Part II The strong interaction -- Electron-positron annihilation -- Deep inelastic electron scattering -- The gluon -- Quantum chromodynamics -- Partons and jets -- QCD at hadron colliders -- Chiral symmetry -- Part III The weak interaction -- The current-current model of the weak interaction -- Gauge theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking -- The W and Z bosons -- Quark mixing angles and weak decays -- CP violation -- Neutrino masses and mixings -- The Higgs boson -- Part IV Epilogue -- Epilogue -- A Notation -- B Conversion factors and physical constants -- C Formulae for the creation and destruction of elementary particles C -- D Master formulae for the computation of cross sections and partial widths -- E QCD formulae for hadron collisions -- References -- Index.