Physics 556

Fundamental Particle Physics

Spring 2018

Further Reading



You may well find the following references helpful (at some point).
The Science Library should have many of them; if you cannot find a book, please let me know --- I may be able to lend you my copy.

The bibliography that currently follows was prepared for a more advanced class.
Useful Advanced Monographs

V. Barger and R. Phillips, Collider Physics.

I. I. Bigi and A. Sanda, CP Violation.

G. C. Branco, L. Lavoura, and J. P. Silva, CP Violation.

S. Coleman, Aspects of Symmetry.

K. Ellis, J. Stirling, and B. Webber, QCD and Collider Physics.

S. Martin, A Supersymmetry Primer , hep-ph/9709356.

Y. Nir, CP Violation: A New Era , hep-ph/0109090.

*P. Ramond, Journeys Beyond the Standard Model (1999).

Books on Quantum Field Theory

M. D. Schwartz, Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model (2014).

A. Zee, Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition (2010).

*M.E. Peskin and D.V. Schroeder, An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (1995).
Supplemental information and errata can be found here and here .

*L. H. Ryder, Quantum Field Theory.
Famed for its readability.

C. Itzykson and J.-B. Zuber, Quantum Field Theory.
A classic, available in an inexpensive, int'l student edition.

S. Weinberg, The Quantum Theory of Fields.

Books on the Standard Model

*I.J.R. Aitchison and A.J.G. Hey, Gauge Theories in Particle Physics , 3rd edition (2003).

* F. Halzen and A.D. Martin, Quarks and Leptons: An Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics (J. Wiley, 1984).

J.F. Donoghue, E. Golowich, and B.R. Holstein, Dynamics of the Standard Model (Cambridge, 1994).

C. Quigg, Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions, 2nd Edition (Princeton, 2013).

* E. Leader and E. Predazzi, An Introduction to Gauge Theories and Modern Particle Physics, v. 1 and 2 (Cambridge, 1996).
A very clear, comprehensive treatment of many of the topics of interest to us --- and more!

*[M] T.-P. Cheng and L.-F. Li, Gauge Theory of Elementary Particle Physics.
More sophisticated than Leader and Predazzi. For our purposes, admirable for its concise introduction to group theory. Useful for its discussion of current algebra and chiral symmetry.

Books on Quantum Electrodynamics

*R.P. Feynman, Quantum Electrodynamics.
Lectures and selected reprints on quantum electrodynamics.

*J. Schwinger, ed., Selected Papers on Quantum Electrodynamics.
Selected papers on quantum electrodynamics.

Books on Quantum Chromodynamics

* T. Muta, Foundations of Quantum Chromodynamics.
A nice treatment of the formal aspects of QCD.

F. J. Yndurain, The Theory of Quark and Gluon Interactions.
A comprehensive treatment of QCD, including lattice methods and hadron models.

R.P. Feynman, Photon-Hadron Interactions.
Feynman's "naive" parton model from RPF's own viewpoint. In response to the "naive," RPF was supposed to have laughed and said, "At least I got it right up to logarithms."

[N] M. Creutz, Quarks, Gluons, and Lattices.

I. Montvay and G. Muenster, Quantum Fields on a Lattice.

E. Shuryak, The QCD Vacuum, Hadrons, and the Superdense Matter.

Books on the Weak Interaction

[N] E.D. Commins and P.H. Bucksbaum, Weak Interactions of Leptons and Quarks.

Books on Critical Phenomena and Statistical Field Theory

A. A. Abrikosov, L. P. Gorkov, and I. E. Dzyaloshinski, Methods of Quantum Field Theory in Statistical Physics.
A classic available as a Dover book.

D. J. Amit, Field Theory, the Renormalization Group, and Critical Phenomena.

C. Itzykson and J.-M. Drouffe, Statistical field theory.

S.-K. Ma, Modern Theory of Critical Phenomena.

G. Parisi, Statistical Field Theory.

E. Stanley, Introduction to Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena.

Last updated: January 9, 2018.