Elementary Particles. Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy

• Publisher: Kluwer
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 220
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Title page
Preface
Chapter 1. The Dialogues
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
Dialogue 3
Dialogue 4
Dialogue 5
Dialogue 6
Dialogue 7
Dialogue 8
Dialogue 9
Dialogue 10
Chapter 2. Structure of Elementary Particle Theory
1. Principles Underlying the Exposition
2. Elementary Particles and Interactions: Classifications
2.1. The Classification and the Tables
2.2. Particles
2.3. 'Interactions
3. Quantum Mechanics
3.1. The Kinematics
3.2. The Superposition Principle
3.3. Symmetries and Observables
3.4. Ouantization and Second Ouantization
4. The Lagrangian
4.1. Action
4.2. Gauge Fields and Gauge Invariance
4.3. The Structure of the Lagrangian
4.4. From the Lagrangian to Reality
Chapter 3. Comments on the Dialogues
Comments on Dialogue 1
Comments on Dialogue 2
Comments on Dialogue 3
Comments on Dialogue 4
Comments on Dialogue 5
Comments on Dialogue 6
Comments on Dialogue 7
Comments on Dialogue 8
Comments on Dialogue 9
Comments on Dialogue 10
Comments on Chapter 2
Appendix. Strings
Index of Names
Subject Index