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A Primer for Chiral Perturbation Theory
ISBN-13:
9783642192548
Veröffentl:
2011
Einband:
eBook
Seiten:
338
Autor:
Stefan Scherer
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
eBook
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book offers an introduction to Chiral Perturbation Theory. Coverage starts with the Lagrangian of the strong interactions and general symmetry principles, then develops the basic concepts of Chiral Perturbation Theory in the mesonic and baryonic sectors.
Chiral Perturbation Theory, as effective field theory, is a commonly accepted and well established working tool, approximating quantum chromodynamics at energies well below typical hadron masses.This volume, based on a number of lectures and supplemented with additional material, provides a pedagogical introduction for graduate students and newcomers entering the field from related areas of nuclear and particle physics. Starting with the the Lagrangian of the strong interactions and general symmetry principles, the basic concepts of Chiral Perturbation Theory in the mesonic and baryonic sectors are developed. The application of these concepts is then illustrated with a number of examples. A large number of exercises (81, with complete solutions) are included to familiarize the reader with helpful calculational techniques.
Quantum Chromodynamics and Chiral Symmetry.- Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and the Goldstone Theorem.- Chiral Perturbation Theory for Mesons.- Chiral Perturbation Theory for Bryons.- Applications and Outlook.- Pauli and Dirac Matrices.- Functionals and Local Functional Derivatives.- Solutions to Exercises.- Index.