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A Primer for Chiral Perturbation Theory

By Stefan Scherer , Matthias R. Schindler (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2012
ISBN
364219253X, 9783642192531
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-19254-8
ISSN
0075-8450
Google Books ID
b3Atud5qbNUC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2863089 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 830
Edition
1
Pages
338\349
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-14 18:00:00
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Description

Chiral Perturbation Theory, as effective field theory, is a commonly accepted and well established working tool, approximating quantum chromodynamics at energies well below typical hadron masses. This volume, based on a number of lectures and supplemented with additional material, provides a pedagogical introduction for graduate students and newcomers entering the field from related areas of nuclear and particle physics. Starting with the the Lagrangian of the strong interactions and general symmetry principles, the basic concepts of Chiral Perturbation Theory in the mesonic and baryonic sectors are developed. The application of these concepts is then illustrated with a number of examples. A large number of exercises (81, with complete solutions) are included to familiarize the reader with helpful calculational techniques.

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