Title Informal introduction to gauge field theories Author(s) Ian J.R. Aitchison Publication Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1982. Description 174p. Abstract Note Four forces are dominant in physics: gravity, electromagnetism and the weak and strong nuclear forces. Quantum electrodynamics - the highly successful theory of the electromagnetic interaction - is a gauge field theory , and it is now believed that the weak and strong forces also can be described by generalizations of this type of theory . In this short book Dr Aitchison gives an introduction to these theories , a knowledge of which is essential in understanding modern particle physics. With the assumption that the reader is already familiar with the rudiments of quantum field theory and Feynman graphs, his aim has been to provide a coherent, self-contained and yet elementary account of the theoretical principles and physical ideas behind gauge field theories . ISBN,Price 9780511622625 (EB) Classification 530.145 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 3. GAUGE FIELD THEORY Item Type Book Multi-Media Links Click here for online book Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location 002434   530.145/AIT/002434  On Shelf     OB0139   530.145/AIT/OB0139  On Shelf     +Copy Specific Information