Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- One Introduction -- 1.1 Elements of the Standard Model of Particle Physics -- 1.2 Leptons -- 1.3 Quarks -- 1.4 The Fundamental Interactions -- Problems -- For Further Reading -- References -- Two Lagrangian Formalism and Conservation Laws -- 2.1 Hamilton's Principle -- 2.2 Free Field Theory Examples -- 2.3 Symmetries and Conservation Laws -- Problems -- For Further Reading -- References -- Three The Idea of Gauge Invariance -- 3.1 Historical Preliminaries -- 3.2 Gauge Invariance in Classical Electrodynamics -- 3.3 Phase Invariance in Quantum Mechanics -- 3.4 Significance of Potentials in Quantum Theory -- 3.5 Phase Invariance in Field Theory -- 3.6 Feynman Rules for Electromagnetism -- Problems -- For Further Reading -- References -- Four Non-Abelian Gauge Theories -- 4.1 Motivation -- 4.2 Construction -- 4.3 Some Physical Consequences -- 4.4 Assessment -- Problems -- For Further Reading -- References -- Five Hidden Symmetries -- 5.1 The Idea of Spontaneously Broken Symmetries -- 5.2 Spontaneous Breaking of Continuous Symmetries -- 5.3 Spontaneous Breaking of a Gauge Symmetry -- 5.4 The Sigma Model -- 5.5 Spontaneous Breaking of a Non-Abelian Symmetry -- 5.6 Prospects -- Problems -- For Further Reading -- References -- Six Electroweak Interactions of Leptons -- 6.1 An Effective Lagrangian for the Weak Interactions -- 6.2 Intermediate Vector Bosons: A First Look -- 6.3 The Standard Electroweak Theory of Leptons -- 6.4 Neutral-Current Interactions among Leptons -- 6.5 The Higgs Boson: A First Look -- 6.6 The Higgs Boson, Asymptotic Behavior, and the 1-TeV Scale -- 6.7 Neutrino Mixing and Neutrino Mass -- 6.8 Renormalizability of the Theory -- 6.9 Interim Assessment -- Problems -- For Further Reading -- References -- Seven Electroweak Interactions of Quarks.

7.1 The Standard Electroweak Theory: Preliminaries -- 7.2 Electroweak Gauge Bosons -- 7.3 Electron-Positron Annihilations -- 7.4 Deeply Inelastic Lepton-Hadron Scattering -- 7.5 Hadron-Hadron Interactions -- 7.6 Further Tests of the Electroweak Theory -- 7.7 A Brief Look at Quantum Corrections -- 7.8 The Scale of Fermion Masses -- 7.9 Search for the Higgs Boson -- 7.10 Incompleteness of the Electroweak Theory -- 7.11 The Hierarchy Problem -- 7.12 The Vacuum Energy Problem -- 7.13 Reflections -- Problems -- For Further Reading -- References -- Eight Strong Interactions among Quarks -- 8.1 A Color Gauge Theory -- 8.2 Charge Renormalization in Electrodynamics -- 8.3 The Running Coupling Constant in QCD -- 8.4 Perturbative QCD: A First Example -- 8.5 QCD Corrections to Deeply Inelastic Scattering -- 8.6 Jets in Hadron-Hadron Collisions -- 8.7 Two-Photon Processes and the Photon-Structure Function -- 8.8 Color Confinement -- 8.9 QCD-induced Electroweak Symmetry Breaking -- 8.10 The 1/N Expansion -- 8.11 Strong-Interaction Symmetries -- 8.12 Assessment -- Problems -- For Further Reading -- References -- Nine Unified Theories -- 9.1 Why Unify? -- 9.2 The SU(5) Model -- 9.3 Coupling-Constant Unification -- 9.4 Nucleon Decay -- 9.5 The Baryon Number of the Universe -- 9.6 The Problem of Fermion Masses -- 9.7 Assessment -- Problems -- For Further Reading -- References -- Epilogue -- Appendix A Notations and Conventions -- A.1 Four-Vectors and Scalar Product -- A.2 Dirac Matrices -- A.3 Trace Theorems and Tensor Contractions -- A.4 Dirac Equation and Dirac Spinors -- A.5 Color Algebra -- A.6 Weyl-van der Waerden Spinors -- References -- Appendix B Observables and Feynman Rules -- B.1 Phase-Space Formulas: Decay Rates and Cross Sections -- B.2 Feynman Rules: Generalities -- B.3 Feynman Integrals -- B.4 Regularization Procedures.

B.5 Feynman Rules: Electrodynamics -- For Further Reading -- References -- Appendix C Physical Constants -- For Further Reading -- Author Index -- Subject Index.