An Informal Introduction to Gauge Field Theories

Ian J. R. Aitchison

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511622625

Four forces are dominant in physics: gravity, electromagnetism and the weak and strong nuclear forces. Quantum electrodynamics - the highly successful theory of the electromagnetic interaction - is a gauge field theory, and it is now believed that the weak and strong forces also can be described by generalizations of this type of theory. In this short book Dr Aitchison gives an introduction to these theories, a knowledge of which is essential in understanding modern particle physics. With the assumption that the reader is already familiar with the rudiments of quantum field theory and Feynman graphs, his aim has been to provide a coherent, self-contained and yet elementary account of the theoretical principles and physical ideas behind gauge field theories.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-ix

Preface to the Paperback Edition
pp ix-x

1 - Introduction and motivations
pp 1-9

2 - Symmetries in quantum field theory: I Manifest
pp 10-24

3 - Gauge fields and the gauge principle
pp 25-38

4 - Quantisation of vector fields: I Massless
pp 39-57

5 - Quantisation of vector fields: II Massive
pp 58-70

6 - Symmetry in quantum field theory: II Hidden
pp 71-104

7 - Theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions
pp 105-124

8 - Renormalisation matters
pp 125-163

References
pp 164-168

Index
pp 169-174

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