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Gauge theories in particle physics: a practical introduction, volume 1

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Volume 1 of this revised and updated edition provides an accessible and practical introduction to the first gauge theory included in the Standard Model of particle physics: quantum electrodynamics (QED).The book includes self-contained presentations of electromagnetism as a gauge theory as well as relativistic quantum mechanics.

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Available from https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50885; Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b13717

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URL
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50885; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/;
DOI
10.1201/b13717;

Publishing Information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Imprint Place
London (United Kingdom)
ISBN
9781466513020; 9780429185380; 9781466512993
Imprint Pagination
438 p.

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
54003570
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTROMAGNETISM; GAUGE INVARIANCE; PARTICLES; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; STANDARD MODEL
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRODYNAMICS; ENERGY RANGE; FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) The Authors. This book is an open access publication. This book is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
Funding organization
SCOAP3, CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)