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From photons to Higgs

a story of light

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From photons to Higgs
M. Y. Han
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An edition of From photons to Higgs (2014)

From photons to Higgs

a story of light

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This book presents a brief introduction to the quantum field theory of the Standard Model for quarks and leptons. With minimal use of mathematics, it covers the basics of quantum field theory, local gauge field theory, spontaneous symmetry breaking mechanism, the Higgs mechanism and quantum chromodynamics. From the time when the first edition was published until today, the field of particle physics has seen some major break-through with the possible discovery of Higgs particle, also known as the Higgs boson. In the second edition, the famous Higgs mechanism is included to explain the symmetry breaking in the Standard Model and the origin of mass, and all of this is explained in high-school level algebra. Aimed at both scientists and non-specialists, it requires only some rudimentary knowledge of the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of Newtonian mechanics as well as a basic understanding of the special theory of relativity and quantum mechanics to enjoy this book.

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English
Pages
127

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From photons to Higgs: a story of light
2014, World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
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Table of Contents

Particles and fields I: Dichotomy
Lagangian and Hamiltonian dynamics
Canonical quantization
Particles and fields II: Duality
Equations for duality
Electromagnetic field
Emulation of light I: Matter fields
Road map for field quantization
Particles and fields III: Particles as quanta of fields
Emulation of light II: Interactions
Triumph and wane
Leptons and quarks
What is gauge field theory?
The weak gauge fields
The Higgs mechanism and the electroweak gauge fields
The Higgs particle
Evolution of the strong force
The history of color SU(3) symmetry
Quantum chromodynamics, QCD
Appendix 1: The natural unit system
Appendix 2: Notation
Appendix 3: Velocity-dependent potential
Appendix 4: Fourier decomposition of field
Appendix 5: Mass units for particles
Appendix 6. Mass-range relation.

Edition Notes

Revision of: A story of light. 2004.

Includes index.

Other Titles
Story of light

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
530.14/3
Library of Congress
QC793.2 .H36 2014, QC793.2

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 127 pages
Number of pages
127

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27168912M
ISBN 10
9814579955, 9814583863
ISBN 13
9789814579957, 9789814583862
LCCN
2013045018
OCLC/WorldCat
877947750

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