Introduction to the standard model and beyond: quantum field theory symmetries and phenomenology/ Stuart Raby

Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface -- Part I. Getting started -- 1. Notation -- Part II. Symmetries and quantum field theory -- 2. Poincare invariance -- 3. Spin -- 4. Completeness and normalization -- 5. Quantum mechanics -- 6. Unitarity and partial waves -- 7. Introduction to field theory -- 8. Complex scalar field -- 9. Spin 1/2 particles -- 10. Weyl spinors -- 11. Spin 1 particles -- 12. The S matrix in field theory -- Part III. Quantum electrodynamics -- 13. Quantum electrodynamics -- 14. Magnetic moments in QED -- 15. The size of the proton -- Part IV Discrete symmetries and their consequences -- 16. Charge conjugation and parity -- 17. Time- reversal invariance -- 18. CPT theorem -- Part V. Flavor symmetries -- 19. Global symmetries -- 20. Testing isospin and G parity -- 21. Evidence for new particles quantum numbers and interactions -- 22. Representation theory for SU(2) -- 23. SU(3) Symmetry -- 24. Tests of SU(3) symmetry -- Part Vi. Spontaneous symmetry breaking -- 25. Spontaneous symmetry breaking -- 26. Spontaneous symmetry breaking in hadronic physics -- 27. Current algebra and the Adler-Weisberger relation -- Part Vii Road to the standard model: quantum chromodynamics -- 28. Quantum chromodynamics -- 29. Quantizing non-Abelian Gauge theory -- 30. Renormalization -- 31. Deep inelastic electron-nucleon scattering -- 32. LHC physics and patron distribution function -- Part Viii. Road to the standard model: electroweak theory -- 33. The electroweak theory -- 34. Electroweak symmetry breaking -- 35. Electroweak phenomena -- 36 Deep Inelastic scattering revisited -- 37. Weak interactions of quarks -- Part IX. The standard model -- 38. Three-family model -- 39. Determining Vckm and quark masses -- 40. CP-violating parameters -- 41. Effective field theories -- 42. Anomalies -- Part X. Neutrino Oscillations -- 43. Neutrino oscillations: atmospheric -- 44. Neutrino oscillations: solar -- 45. Neutrino oscillations cont'd: neutrino mass and mixing angles -- Part XI. Grand unification -- 46. Grand unification -- 47. Supersymmetry -- 48. Superfields -- 49. SUSY (SU(5) -- Part XII. Minimal supersymmetric standard model -- 50. Supersymmetric standard model -- 51. Spontaneous SUSY breaking -- 52. MSSM phenomenology -- Part XIII Second semester projects -- 53. Suggested term proojects 1 -- 54. Suggested term projects 2 -- Part XIV. Appendices