A Primer for Chiral Perturbation Theory

by Stefan Scherer, Matthias R. Schindler

Overview

Chiral Perturbation Theory, as effective field theory, is a commonly accepted and well established working tool, approximating quantum chromodynamics at energies well below typical hadron masses.

This volume, based on a number of lectures and supplemented with additional material, provides a pedagogical introduction for graduate students and newcomers entering the field from related areas of nuclear and particle physics.

Starting with the the Lagrangian of the strong interactions and general symmetry principles, the basic concepts of Chiral Perturbation Theory in the mesonic and baryonic sectors are developed. The application of these concepts is then illustrated with a number of examples. A large number of exercises (81, with complete solutions) are included to familiarize the reader with helpful calculational techniques.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642192548
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	10/01/2011
Series:	Lecture Notes in Physics , #830
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	338
File size:	9 MB

Table of Contents

Quantum Chromodynamics and Chiral Symmetry.- Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and the Goldstone Theorem.- Chiral Perturbation Theory for Mesons.- Chiral Perturbation Theory for Bryons.- Applications and Outlook.- Pauli and Dirac Matrices.- Functionals and Local Functional Derivatives.- Solutions to Exercises.- Index.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

“The book under review gives a very good introduction into chiral perturbation theory. … The book is very pedagogical and can read by students and researchers interested in the topic. … The book does not only contain many exercises, but also the solutions to them. After reading and working through the book one will have no problems in understanding the current research topics in chiral perturbation theory.” (Stefan Weinzierl, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1232, 2012)

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