Symmetries In Elementary Particle Physics

Author : W. M. Gibson,B. R. Pollard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1976-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521207878

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Symmetry Principles Particle Physics by W. M. Gibson,B. R. Pollard Pdf

An understanding of the properties and interactions of the elementary particles is an essential prerequisite of research work in high energy physics. Much progress in the subject has been achieved with the aid of symmetry principles. In this 1980 book the concept of symmetry or invariance is employed as a unifying theme. Using a careful explanation of the mathematical formalism and with many applications to particular cases, the authors introduce the reader to the symmetry schemes which dominate the world of the particle physicist. The presentation will also appeal to mathematicians and physicists in other fields who are interested in the applications of the general principles of symmetry. After a brief survey of the particles and a review of the relevant quantum mechanics, the principal symmetries are studied in turn. Some technical points are relegated to appendices and the book contains extensive references.

Author : D. B. Lichtenberg
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483266268

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Unitary Symmetry and Elementary Particles by D. B. Lichtenberg Pdf

Unitary Symmetry and Elementary Particles discusses the role of symmetry in elementary particle physics. The book reviews the theory of abstract groups and group representations including Eigenstates, cosets, conjugate classes, unitary vector spaces, unitary representations, multiplets, and conservation laws. The text also explains the concept of Young Diagrams or Young Tableaux to prove the basis functions of the unitary irreducible representations of the unitary group SU(n). The book defines Lie groups, Lie algebras, and gives some examples of these groups. The basis vectors of irreducible unitary representations of Lie groups constitute a multiplet, which according to Racah (1965) and Behrends et al. (1962) can have properties of weights. The text also explains the properties of Clebsch-Gordan coefficients and the Wigner-Eckart theorem. SU(3) multiplets have members classified as hadrons (strongly interacting particles), of which one characteristic show that the mass differences of these members have some regular properties. The Gell-Mann and Ne-eman postulate also explains another characteristic peculiar to known multiplets. The book describes the quark model, as well as, the uses of the variants of the quark model. This collection is suitable for researchers and scientists in the field of applied mathematics, nuclear physics, and quantum mechanics.

Author : A Zichichi
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483261812

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Symmetries in Elementary Particle Physics by A Zichichi Pdf

Symmetries in Elementary Particle Physics focuses on the processes, methodologies, advancements, and reactions in elementary particle physics. The selection first offers information on symmetry principles in particle physics and vector and axial currents under first order symmetry breaking. Discussions focus on restrictions following from charge conjugation; non-renormalization theorem for the vector current octet; second class amplitudes for leptonic decays; and discrete symmetry operations. The text then takes a look at methods for assigning spin and parity to baryon resonances and general review of neutrino physics. The publication examines momentum spectrum of positrons from muon decay and the status of strong electromagnetic and weak interactions. Topics include basic physics, conservation laws, question of dynamics, and existential questions. The selection is a dependable reference for readers interested in the symmetries in elementary particle physics.

Author : Francis Eugene Low
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Particles (Nuclear physics).
ISBN : UCAL:B3754119

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Symmetries and Elementary Particles by Francis Eugene Low Pdf

Author : T. D. Lee
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Science
ISBN : 0295965193

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Symmetries, Asymmetries, and the World of Particles by T. D. Lee Pdf

Discusses mirror symmetry, a symmetries, time reversal, vacuum as a physical medium, spontaneous symmetry breaking, particles, and quarks.

Author : Giovanni Costa,Gianluigi Fogli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642154829

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Symmetries and Group Theory in Particle Physics by Giovanni Costa,Gianluigi Fogli Pdf

Symmetries, coupled with the mathematical concept of group theory, are an essential conceptual backbone in the formulation of quantum field theories capable of describing the world of elementary particles. This primer is an introduction to and survey of the underlying concepts and structures needed in order to understand and handle these powerful tools. Specifically, in Part I of the book the symmetries and related group theoretical structures of the Minkowskian space-time manifold are analyzed, while Part II examines the internal symmetries and their related unitary groups, where the interactions between fundamental particles are encoded as we know them from the present standard model of particle physics. This book, based on several courses given by the authors, addresses advanced graduate students and non-specialist researchers wishing to enter active research in the field, and having a working knowledge of classical field theory and relativistic quantum mechanics. Numerous end-of-chapter problems and their solutions will facilitate the use of this book as self-study guide or as course book for topical lectures.

Author : Antonino Zichichi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Science
ISBN : UCAL:B4539673

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Symmetries in Elementary Particle Physics by Antonino Zichichi Pdf

Author : Lewis H. Ryder
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015017259675

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Elementary Particles and Symmetries by Lewis H. Ryder Pdf

Author : John Iliopoulos
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780192527530

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The Origin of Mass by John Iliopoulos Pdf

The discovery of a new elementary particle at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in 2012 made headlines in world media. Since we already know of a large number of elementary particles, why did this latest discovery generate so much excitement? This small book reveals that this particle provides the key to understanding one of the most extraordinary phenomena which occurred in the early Universe. It introduces the mechanism that made possible, within tiny fractions of a second after the Big Bang, the generation of massive particles. The Origin of Mass is a guided tour of cosmic evolution, from the Big Bang to the elementary particles we study in our accelerators today. The guiding principle of this book is a concept of symmetry which, in a profound and fascinating way, seems to determine the structure of the Universe.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309174169

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Elementary-Particle Physics by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics Pdf

Part of the Physics in a New Era series of assessments of the various branches of the field, Elementary-Particle Physics reviews progress in the field over the past 10 years and recommends actions needed to address the key questions that remain unanswered. It explains in simple terms the present picture of how matter is constructed. As physicists have probed ever deeper into the structure of matter, they have begun to explore one of the most fundamental questions that one can ask about the universe: What gives matter its mass? A new international accelerator to be built at the European laboratory CERN will begin to explore some of the mechanisms proposed to give matter its heft. The committee recommends full U.S. participation in this project as well as various other experiments and studies to be carried out now and in the longer term.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:878855986

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Symmetries in elementary particle physics by Anonim Pdf

Author : W. M. Gibson,B. R. Pollard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1980-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521299640

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Symmetry Principles Particle Physics by W. M. Gibson,B. R. Pollard Pdf

An understanding of the properties and interactions of the elementary particles is an essential prerequisite of research work in high energy physics. Much progress in the subject has been achieved with the aid of symmetry principles. In this 1980 book the concept of symmetry or invariance is employed as a unifying theme. Using a careful explanation of the mathematical formalism and with many applications to particular cases, the authors introduce the reader to the symmetry schemes which dominate the world of the particle physicist. The presentation will also appeal to mathematicians and physicists in other fields who are interested in the applications of the general principles of symmetry. After a brief survey of the particles and a review of the relevant quantum mechanics, the principal symmetries are studied in turn. Some technical points are relegated to appendices and the book contains extensive references.

Author : Stephen Haywood
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781848166592

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Symmetries and Conservation Laws in Particle Physics by Stephen Haywood Pdf

This book will explain how group theory underpins some of the key features of particle physics. It will examine symmetries and conservation laws in quantum mechanics and relate these to groups of transformations. Group theory provides the language for describing how particles (and in particular, their quantum numbers) combine. This provides understanding of hadronic physics as well as physics beyond the Standard Model. The symmetries of the Standard Model associated with the Electroweak and Strong (QCD) forces are described by the groups U(1), SU(2) and SU(3). The properties of these groups are examined and the relevance to particle physics is discussed.Stephen Haywood, author of Symmetries And Conservation Laws In Particle Physics, explains how his book can help experimental physicists and PhD students understand group theory and particle physics in our new video View the interview at http: //www.youtube.com/watch'v=jbQk78TBLS

Author : Giovanni Costa,Gianluigi Fogli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642154812

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Symmetries and Group Theory in Particle Physics by Giovanni Costa,Gianluigi Fogli Pdf

Symmetries, coupled with the mathematical concept of group theory, are an essential conceptual backbone in the formulation of quantum field theories capable of describing the world of elementary particles. This primer is an introduction to and survey of the underlying concepts and structures needed in order to understand and handle these powerful tools. Specifically, in Part I of the book the symmetries and related group theoretical structures of the Minkowskian space-time manifold are analyzed, while Part II examines the internal symmetries and their related unitary groups, where the interactions between fundamental particles are encoded as we know them from the present standard model of particle physics. This book, based on several courses given by the authors, addresses advanced graduate students and non-specialist researchers wishing to enter active research in the field, and having a working knowledge of classical field theory and relativistic quantum mechanics. Numerous end-of-chapter problems and their solutions will facilitate the use of this book as self-study guide or as course book for topical lectures.

Author : Kurt Sundermeyer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319065816

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Symmetries in Fundamental Physics by Kurt Sundermeyer Pdf

Over the course of the last century it has become clear that both elementary particle physics and relativity theories are based on the notion of symmetries. These symmetries become manifest in that the "laws of nature" are invariant under spacetime transformations and/or gauge transformations. The consequences of these symmetries were analyzed as early as in 1918 by Emmy Noether on the level of action functionals. Her work did not receive due recognition for nearly half a century, but can today be understood as a recurring theme in classical mechanics, electrodynamics and special relativity, Yang-Mills type quantum field theories, and in general relativity. As a matter of fact, as shown in this monograph, many aspects of physics can be derived solely from symmetry considerations. This substantiates the statement of E.P. Wigner "... if we knew all the laws of nature, or the ultimate Law of nature, the invariance properties of these laws would not furnish us new information." Thanks to Wigner we now also understand the implications of quantum physics and symmetry considerations: Poincare invariance dictates both the characteristic properties of particles (mass, spin, ...) and the wave equations of spin 0, 1/2, 1, ... objects. Further, the work of C.N. Yang and R. Mills reveals the consequences of internal symmetries as exemplified in the symmetry group of elementary particle physics. Given this pivotal role of symmetries it is thus not surprising that current research in fundamental physics is to a great degree motivated and inspired by considerations of symmetry. The treatment of symmetries in this monograph ranges from classical physics to now well-established theories of fundamental interactions, to the latest research on unified theories and quantum gravity.