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A Primer for Chiral Perturbation Theory
Lecture Notes in Physics 830
ISBN/EAN: 9783642192531
Umbreit-Nr.: 1513956
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: ix, 338 S., 35 s/w Illustr., 338 p. 35 illus.
Format in cm:
Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 02.10.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
- Zusatztext
- Chiral Perturbation Theory, as effective field theory, is a commonly accepted and well established working tool, approximating quantum chromodynamics at energies well below typical hadron masses.This volume, based on a number of lectures and supplemented with additional material, provides a pedagogical introduction for graduate students and newcomers entering the field from related areas of nuclear and particle physics. Starting with the the Lagrangian of the strong interactions and general symmetry principles, the basic concepts of Chiral Perturbation Theory in the mesonic and baryonic sectors are developed. The application of these concepts is then illustrated with a number of examples. A large number of exercises (81, with complete solutions) are included to familiarize the reader with helpful calculational techniques.