Introduction to the Standard Model and Beyond Quantum Field Theory, Symmetries and Phenomenology

Key features

• Discusses the experimental and theoretical discoveries which lead to the Standard Model following the historical development of the theory, allows students to see and appreciate the full picture
• Develops field theory and Feynman diagrams by defining single particle states and then uses this to develop field theory, which is a more accessible approach for students new to the subject
• Presents a solid coverage of symmetry principles, their formalism, experimental tests and their role as building blocks to the development of the full theory of the Standard Model
• Finishes with a discussion of the arbitrary parameters of the Standard Model, and why it is believed that the theory is not complete and why physicists are searching for a supersymmetric grand unified theory