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Particle physics / B.R. Martin, G. Shaw.
- Title
- Particle physics / B.R. Martin, G. Shaw.
- Author
- Martin, B. R. (Brian Robert)
- Publication
- Chichester ; New York : Wiley, c1992.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Text | Request in advance | QC793.2 .M38 1992 1992 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Shaw, G. (Graham), 1942-
- Description
- xvi, 330 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Providing an introduction to the fundamental constituents of matter and their interactions, this undergraduate textbook assumes only a knowledge of elementary quantum mechanics and relativity. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation of experimental observation in the light of theoretical ideas.
- Series Statement
- The Manchester physics series
- Uniform Title
- Manchester physics series
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Some basic concepts -- Leptons, quarks, and hadrons -- Experimental methods -- Space-time symmetries -- Hadrons: Quantum numbers and excited states -- Hadrons: Quark states and colour -- QCD, jets and gluons -- Weak interactions: W̲ and Z⁰ bosons -- Weak interactions: Charge conjugation and parity -- Open questions -- Relativistic kinematics -- Amplitudes and cross-sections -- Gauge theories -- The isospin formalism -- Tables of particle properties -- Hints for solutions to problems.
- ISBN
- 0471923583
- 0471923591 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^^91024503^
- OCLC
- 24143809
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library