Role of Symmetry in the Development of the Standard Model

Symmetry and its various realizations have played a pivotal role in the development of the extremely well tested Standard Model of the strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions. In this Element, the author traces the development of the model through the interplay of the different symmetries realized in the various components of the model as well as in other sub-fields of physics.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Wigner-Weyl Realization of Global Symmetries; 3. Local U(1) Invariance and QED; 4. Global Symmetry Structure of the Strong Interactions; 5. Fermi Theory of the Weak Interactions; 6. Nambu-Goldstone Realization of SU(2)A; 7. Yang-Mills Theory; 8. Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD); 9. SU(2)L × U(1) Invariant Lepton Couplings to the Electroweak Vectors; 10. Abelian Higgs Model; 11. Standard Electroweak Model; 12. The Higgs Boson; 13. Global Symmetries vs Local Invariance; 14. Limitations and Challenges of the Standard Model; Appendix; References.

Product details

• Authors: Sherwin T Love, Sherwin T. Love, Sherwin T. (Purdue University) Love
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2024
• EAN: 9781009478601
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0947860-1
• No. of pages: 86
• Series: Elements in Physics beyond the Standard Model with Atomic and Molecular Systems
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; SCIENCE / Physics / Atomic & Molecular, Optical physics, Particle & high-energy physics, Atomic & molecular physics, Particle and high-energy physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics