Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- 1 Matter and Light
- 2 Special Relativity
- 3 Quantum Mechanics
- 4 Relativistic Quantum Theory
- Part II Basic Particle Physics
- Part III Strong Interaction Physics
- Part IV Weak Interaction Physics I
- Part V Weak Interaction Physics II
- Part VI Gauge Theory of the Weak Interactions
- Part VII Deep Inelastic Scattering
- Part VIII Quantum Chromodynamics – the Theory of Quarks
- Part IX Electron–Positron Collisions
- Part X The Standard Model
- Part XI Beyond the Standard Model
- Part XII Particle Physics and Cosmology
- Part XIII Gravity and Gravitational Waves
- Part XIV String Theory
- Part XV The Future: To Boldly Go!
- Appendices
- Name Index
- Subject Index
2 - Special Relativity
from Part I - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 September 2020
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- 1 Matter and Light
- 2 Special Relativity
- 3 Quantum Mechanics
- 4 Relativistic Quantum Theory
- Part II Basic Particle Physics
- Part III Strong Interaction Physics
- Part IV Weak Interaction Physics I
- Part V Weak Interaction Physics II
- Part VI Gauge Theory of the Weak Interactions
- Part VII Deep Inelastic Scattering
- Part VIII Quantum Chromodynamics – the Theory of Quarks
- Part IX Electron–Positron Collisions
- Part X The Standard Model
- Part XI Beyond the Standard Model
- Part XII Particle Physics and Cosmology
- Part XIII Gravity and Gravitational Waves
- Part XIV String Theory
- Part XV The Future: To Boldly Go!
- Appendices
- Name Index
- Subject Index
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- The Ideas of Particle Physics , pp. 8 - 15Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020