Murray Gell-Mann and the Physics of Quarks

Murray Gell-Mann, Physics Nobel Prize Laureate in 1969  is known for his theoretical work on elementary particle physics and the introduction of quarks and together with H. Fritzsch the "Quantum Chromodynamics".
Based on four sections the Editor gives an overview on the work of Gell-Mann and his contributions to various aspects of the physics, related to quarks. His most important and influential papers were selected and reprinted so that the reader easily can check the original work of Gell-Mann.

List of contents

Murray Gell-Mann.- Isospin and SU(3)-Symmetry.- THE EIGHTFOLD WAY.- Quarks.- Quarks, 1964.- Light Cone Current Algebra.- Quantum Chromodynamics.- Light-Cone Current Algebra, Decay, and e+e- Annihilation.- Current Algebra: Quarks and What Else?.- Advantages of the color octet gluon Picture

About the author

Harald Fritzsch, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

Summary

Murray Gell-Mann, Physics Nobel Prize Laureate in 1969  is known for his theoretical work on elementary particle physics and the introduction of quarks and together with H. Fritzsch the “Quantum Chromodynamics”.
Based on four sections the Editor gives an overview on the work of Gell-Mann and his contributions to various aspects of the physics, related to quarks. His most important and influential papers were selected and reprinted so that the reader easily can check the original work of Gell-Mann.

Product details

• Authors: Harald Fritzsch
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2019
• EAN: 9783030063825
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3006382-5
• No. of pages: 167
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 9 mm x 240 mm
• Weight: 301 g
• Illustrations: VII, 167 p. 146 illus., 9 illus. in color.
• Series: Classic Texts in the Sciences
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; B, Mathematische Physik, Mathematics and Statistics, Nuclear physics, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Mathematical physics