An Introduction to Relativistic Processes and the Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions

  • Introduction
  • Relativistic Field Theory
    • Scalar Fields
    • Symmetries in Field Theory
    • Particle Interpretation
    • Complex Scalar Fields and Antiparticles
  • Scattering Theory
    • Cross Sections
    • Decay Rates
    • Semi-Classical Approximation and Asymptotic Conditions
    • Solution of the Field Equation
  • Feynman Diagrams
    • The Method of Feynman Diagrams.
    • The Invariant Amplitude
    • Feynman Rules for the Scalar Theory
    • Relativistic Particles in Matter
    • Unitarity, Radiative Corrections and Renormalizability .
  • Spinor Fields
  • Gauge Symmetries
  • The Standard Model
  • Spontaneous Breaking of the Gauge Symmetry
  • Breaking of Accidental Symmetries.
  • Summary
  • Applications
  • Beyond the Classical Approximation