Relativistic Quantum Mechanics : An Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Fields - Luciano Maiani

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

An Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Fields

By: Luciano Maiani, Omar Benhar

Hardcover | 16 October 2024 | Edition Number 2

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Written by two of the most prominent leaders in particle physics, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Fields provides a classroom-tested introduction to the formal and conceptual foundations of quantum field theory. Designed for advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level physics students, the text only requires previous courses in classical mechanics, relativity, and quantum mechanics.

The introductory chapters of the book summarise the theory of special relativity and its application to the classical description of the motion of a free particle and a field. The authors then explain the quantum formulation of field theory through the simple example of a scalar field described by the Klein-Gordon equation as well as its extension to the case of spin 1/2 particles described by the Dirac equation. They also present the elements necessary for constructing the foundational theories of the standard model of electroweak interactions, namely quantum electrodynamics and the Fermi theory of neutron beta decay. Many applications to quantum electrodynamics and weak interaction processes are thoroughly analysed. The book also explores the timely topic of neutrino oscillations.

Logically progressing from the fundamentals to recent discoveries, this textbook provides students with the essential foundation to study more advanced theoretical physics and elementary particle physics. It will help them understand the theory of electroweak interactions and gauge theories.

View the second and third books in this collection: Electroweak Interactions and An Introduction to Gauge Theories.

Key Features of the new edition:

Besides a general revision of text and formulae, three new chapters have been added.

- Chapter 17 introduces and discusses double beta decay processes with and without neutrino emission, the latter being the only process able to determine the Dirac or Majorana nature of the neutrino (discussed in Chapter 13). A discussion of the limits to the Majorana neutrino mass obtained recently in several underground laboratories is included.

- Chapter 18 illustrates the calculation of the mass spectrum of "quarkonia" (mesons composed by a pair of heavy, charm or beauty quarks), in analogy with the positronium spectrum discussed in Chapter 12. This calculation has put into evidence the existence of "unexpected" states and has led to the new field of "exotic hadrons", presently under active theoretical and experimental scrutiny.

- Chapter 19 illustrates the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, extensively used in the computation of simple molecules, and its application to the physics of exotic hadrons containing a pair of heavy quarks, with application to the recently observed doubly charmed baryons.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Maiani, L. (Luciano), author. | Benhar, Omar, author.
Title: Relativistic quantum mechanics / Luciano Maiani and Omar Benhar.
Description: Second edition. | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2024. | Includes
bibliographical references and index. | Summary: "Written by two of the
most prominent leaders in particle physics, Relativistic Quantum
Mechanics: An Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Fields provides a
classroom-tested introduction to the formal and conceptual foundations
of quantum field theory. Designed for advanced undergraduate- and
graduate-level physics students, the text only requires previous courses
in classical mechanics, relativity, and quantum mechanics. The
introductory chapters of the book summarise the theory of special
relativity and its application to the classical description of the
motion of a free particle and a field. The authors then explain the
quantum formulation of field theory through the simple example of a
scalar field described by the Klein-Gordon equation as well as its
extension to the case of spin particles described by the Dirac equation.
They also present the elements necessary for constructing the
foundational theories of the standard model of electroweak interactions,
namely quantum electrodynamics and the Fermi theory of neutron beta
decay. Many applications to quantum electrodynamics and weak interaction
processes are thoroughly analysed. The book also explores the timely
topic of neutrino oscillations. Logically progressing from the
fundamentals to recent discoveries, this textbook provides students with
the essential foundation to study more advanced theoretical physics and
elementary particle physics. It will help them understand the theory of
electroweak interactions and gauge theories"-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024001588 | ISBN 9781032565941 (hbk) | ISBN
9781032559407 (pbk) | ISBN 9781003436263 (ebk)
Subjects: LCSH: Quantum theory.
Classification: LCC QC174.12 .M33 2024 | DDC 530.12--dc23/eng/20240509
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024001588

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