Quarks and leptons
by Francis Halzen · first published 1984
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I haven't read the other two, but I'll second 'Quarks and Leptons'. I do believe it's Halzen though, rather than Halzel...
on “Why the weak nuclear force is short range” ↗…understandable deep dive, my favourite books are Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted Amateur [aka graduate student] by Stephen Blundell [who taught me] and Tom Lancester [his former graduate student], and also Quarks and Leptons by Halzel and Martin. It is not a short road.
on “Why the weak nuclear force is short range” ↗> Looking at a recent page of that course, the recomended books are * F. Halzen, A. Martin, “Quarks and Leptons: An introductory course in modern particle physics” (Wiley 1984) * D. Griffiths, “Introduction to elementary particles” (Wiley 1987) It is telling that for a recent course the recommended books are over…
on “Ten years after the Higgs, physicists face the nightmare of finding nothing else” ↗…for a Major in Physics [1]. So I can read and understand that stuff, but the fine details pass over my head. Looking at a recent page of that course, the recomended books are * F. Halzen, A. Martin, “Quarks and Leptons: An introductory course in modern particle physics” (Wiley 1984) * D. Griffiths, “Introduction to elementary particles” (Wiley 1987) (and a few more) The calculation for g=2 is quite easy (for an advanced…
on “Ten years after the Higgs, physicists face the nightmare of finding nothing else” ↗The complete list is * F. Halzen, A. Martin, “Quarks and Leptons: An introductory course in modern particle physics” (Wiley 1984) * D. Griffiths, “Introduction to elementary particles” (Wiley 1987) * J.J. Sakurai, “Advanced quantum mechanics” (Addison Wesley 1967).…
on “Ten years after the Higgs, physicists face the nightmare of finding nothing else” ↗