Pdf a simple introduction to particle physics part i. Langackers the standard model and beyond and peskin and schroeders introduction to quantum field theory as a reference text. The simplest example of interacting qft involves a single real, scalar. Loop calculations are important to compare the predictions of the standard model with the precise experimental results of zphysics that are presented in sec. Literature 1 michele maggiore, a modern introduction to quantum field theory, oxford university press 2 matthew d.
In the chapter 2, we introduce the standard model, following the general principles that should guide the construction of a gauge theory. Here we will introduce the central themes and concepts that have led to the standard model, emphasizing how its for malism enables us to describe all. Quarks also have antimatter counterparts called antiquarks designated by a line over the letter symbol. Schwartz, quantum field theory and the standard model. Greenwood, cambridge university press, cambridge, 2007, extracted by j. The fundamental matter particles in the standard model are the quarks and the leptons. The course begins with a brief overview of the standard model and moves on to derive its properties from first principles. The standard model of particle physics is the mathematical theory that describes the weak, electromagnetic and strong interactions between leptons and quarks. Brief introduction to the standard model astronomy. Particle physics and the standard model research library. Brief introduction to the standard model yongshi wu prepared for phys 7640, qft i.
Quarks combine to form heavier particles called baryons, and quarks and antiquarks combine to form mesons. Introduction to the standard model of particle physics idpasc. Renormalizability, triviality, and incorporation of gravity. Georgi, lie algebras in particle physics, frontiers in physics. In this section we present a brief introduction to nonabelian gauge theories, one of the main ingredients of the standard model. Introduction to the standard model of particle physics.
Andrea romanino the standard model of particle physics account for. An introduction to the standard model of particle physics. The new edition of this introductory graduate textbook provides a concise but accessible introduction to the standard model. Schwartz, quantum field theory and the standard model, cambridge university press 3 francis halzen, alan d. The standard model of particle physics is a mathematical description of four. We present a primer on the standard model of the electroweak interaction. Introduction to the standard model phys7645 lecture notes lecture notes based on a course given by lawrence gibbons. Emphasis is given to the historical aspects of the theorys formulation. A simple introduction to particle physics part i foundations and the standard model article pdf available may 20 with 487 reads how we measure reads. The radiative corrections to the standard model are presented and its predictions for the electroweak parameters are compared with the precise experimental data obtained at the z pole. An introduction to the standard model of particle physics by w. The standard model of particle physics is the mathematical theory that describes the weak, electromagnetic and strong interactions between leptons and quarks, the basic particles of the standard model. Weinberg, the quantum theory of fields i, cambridge univ. In a perturbative regime, the amplitude of any physical process can be expressed as an expansion inlintrepresented at a given order by a set of feynman diagrams.
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