Particles, fields and forces : a conceptual guide to quantum field theory and the standard model /: a conceptual guide to quantum field theory and the standard model. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Wouter Schmitz.
• Authors: Schmitz, Wouter
• Contents: Introduction.- Particles or waves?.- Fields.- What is a particle if it is a wave?.- A matter of energy exchange.- A wave of relativity.- Quantization of fields.- Energy in waves and fields.- Symmetry and the origin of force.- Propagators and virtual particles.- Renormalisation of fearful infinities.- Spin makes up bosons and fermions.- Conservation of charge and particle number.- Particle zoo.- Electroweak force in the early universe.- The breaking of the world will never be the same.- The strong force: Quantum Chromo Dynamics.- Gravity as a field.- Further reading.- References and sources.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 530.14/3; Quantum field theory; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030128784; 3030128784
• Related ISBNs: 9783030128777; 3030128776
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 20, 2019).
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