A Primer for Chiral Perturbation Theory

2012
ISBN: 978-3-642-19253-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 830, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 528 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Physics

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schindler, Matthias R.

Scherer, Stefan

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Teilchenphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Kernphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.