ABSTRACT

This book considers the basic ideas of quantum mechanics, treating the concept of amplitude and discusses relativity and the idea of anti-particles and explains quantum electrodynamics. It provides experienced researchers with an invaluable introduction to fundamental processes.

chapter 2|4 pages

Spin and Statistics

chapter 3|8 pages

Rotations and Angular Momentum

chapter 4|4 pages

Rules of Composition of Angular Momentum

chapter 5|6 pages

Relativity

chapter 6|4 pages

Electromagnetic and Fermi Couplings

chapter 7|5 pages

Fermi Couplings and the Failure of Parity

chapter 8|5 pages

Pion-Nucleon Coupling

chapter 9|5 pages

Strange Particles

chapter 10|3 pages

Some Consequences of Strangeness

chapter 11|4 pages

Strong Coupling Schemes

chapter 12|5 pages

Strange Particles

chapter 16|5 pages

Density of Final States

chapter 17|5 pages

The Propagator for Scalar Particles

chapter 18|5 pages

The Propagator in Configuration Space

chapter 19|7 pages

Particles of Spin 1

chapter 20|6 pages

Virtual and Real Photons

chapter 21|5 pages

Problems

chapter 22|6 pages

Spin-1/2 Particles

chapter 23|6 pages

Extension of Finite Mass

chapter 24|7 pages

Properties of the Four-Component Spinor

chapter 25|6 pages

Particles of Spin 1

chapter 26|3 pages

Direct Pair Production by Muons

chapter 27|5 pages

Higher-Order Processes

chapter 28|6 pages

Self-Energy of the Electron

chapter 29|7 pages

Quantum Electrodynamics

chapter 30|4 pages

Meson Theory

chapter 31|8 pages

Theory of β Decay

chapter 32|4 pages

Properties of the β-Decay Coupling

chapter 33|5 pages

Summary of the Course