Symmetry and the Standard Model Mathematics and Particle Physics /

• Main Author: Robinson, Matthew (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Subjects: Physics.; Group theory.; Topological groups.; Lie groups.; Nuclear physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Group Theory and Generalizations.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.; Topological Groups, Lie Groups.

While elementary particle physics is an extraordinarily fascinating field, the huge amount of knowledge necessary to perform cutting-edge research poses a formidable challenge for students. The leap from the material contained in the standard graduate course sequence to the frontiers of M-theory, fo...

Table of Contents:

• Review of Classical Physics
• A Preview of Particle Physics
• Algebraic Foundations
• First Principles and the Standard Model
• Beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics.