ABSTRACT
In this chapter we describe the standard SU(3) × SU(2) × U(1) model in detail, including the structure of the Lagrangian density, the spontaneous symmetry breaking mechanism, and the rewriting of the Lagrangian after SSB. The electroweak gauge interactions, the properties of the W and Z, the Higgs, and CP violation are described, while neutrino mass and mixing is considered in Chapter 9. More detailed treatments may be found in the books and reviews listed in the bibliography, while the historical development is described in (Weinberg, 2004) and (Quigg, 2015).
