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@BOOK{Maiani:366643,
      author       = {Maiani, Luciano and Benhar, Omar},
      title        = {[{SCOAP}3-{E}book] {R}elativistic {Q}uantum {M}echanics :
                      {A}n {I}ntroduction to {R}elativistic {Q}uantum {F}ields},
      address      = {Boca Raton},
      publisher    = {CRC Press},
      reportid     = {GSI-2026-00545},
      series       = {2830098},
      pages        = {1 online resource (384 p.)},
      year         = {2024},
      note         = {his eBook was published Open Access with funding support
                      from the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in
                      Particle Physics (SCOAP3) licensed under the terms of the
                      creative commons Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial
                      (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 license
                      https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.},
      abstract     = {Written by two of the most prominent leaders in particle
                      physics, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction to
                      Relativistic Quantum Fields provides a classroom-tested
                      introduction to the formal and conceptual foundations of
                      quantum field theory. Designed for advanced undergraduate-
                      and graduate-level physics students, the text only requires
                      previous courses in classical mechanics, relativity, and
                      quantum mechanics. The introductory chapters of the book
                      summarise the theory of special relativity and its
                      application to the classical description of the motion of a
                      free particle and a field. The authors then explain the
                      quantum formulation of field theory through the simple
                      example of a scalar field described by the Klein–Gordon
                      equation as well as its extension to the case of spin ½
                      particles described by the Dirac equation. They also present
                      the elements necessary for constructing the foundational
                      theories of the standard model of electroweak interactions,
                      namely quantum electrodynamics and the Fermi theory of
                      neutron beta decay. Many applications to quantum
                      electrodynamics and weak interaction processes are
                      thoroughly analysed. The book also explores the timely topic
                      of neutrino oscillations. Logically progressing from the
                      fundamentals to recent discoveries, this textbook provides
                      students with the essential foundation to study more
                      advanced theoretical physics and elementary particle
                      physics. It will help them understand the theory of
                      electroweak interactions and gauge theories. View the second
                      and third books in this collection: Electroweak Interactions
                      and An Introduction to Gauge Theories. Key Features of the
                      new edition: Besides a general revision of text and
                      formulae, three new chapters have been added. · Chapter 17
                      introduces and discusses double beta decay processes with
                      and without neutrino emission, the latter being the only
                      process able to determine the Dirac or Majorana nature of
                      the neutrino (discussed in Chapter 13). A discussion of the
                      limits to the Majorana neutrino mass obtained recently in
                      several underground laboratories is included. · Chapter 18
                      illustrates the calculation of the mass spectrum of
                      “quarkonia” (mesons composed by a pair of heavy, charm
                      or beauty quarks), in analogy with the positronium spectrum
                      discussed in Chapter 12. This calculation has put into
                      evidence the existence of “unexpected” states and has
                      led to the new field of “exotic hadrons”, presently
                      under active theoretical and experimental scrutiny. ·
                      Chapter 19 illustrates the Born-Oppenheimer approximation,
                      extensively used in the computation of simple molecules, and
                      its application to the physics of exotic hadrons containing
                      a pair of heavy quarks, with application to the recently
                      observed doubly charmed baryons. This eBook was published
                      Open Access with funding support from the Sponsoring
                      Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics
                      (SCOAP3). A PDF version of this book is available for free
                      in Open Access at www.taylorfrancis.com. It has been made
                      available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non
                      Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.},
      keywords     = {thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics::PHM
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                      Mathematics and Science::PH Physics::PHQ Quantum physics
                      (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory) (autogen) /
                      thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics::PHP
                      Particle and high-energy physics (autogen) / thema
                      EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PB Mathematics::PBW
                      Applied mathematics (autogen) / thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics
                      and Science::PH Physics::PHF Materials / States of
                      matter::PHFC Condensed matter physics (liquid state and
                      solid state physics) (autogen) / quantum electrodynamics
                      (autogen) / Particle physics (autogen) / neutrino
                      oscillations (autogen) / field theory textbook (autogen) /
                      relativistic perturbation theory (autogen) / Electroweak
                      interactions (autogen) / gauge theories (autogen) /
                      Klein–Gordon equation (autogen) / Dirac equation (autogen)
                      / Fermi theory of neutron beta decay (autogen) / symmetry
                      and conservation laws (autogen)},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3},
      doi          = {10.1201/9781003436263},
      url          = {https://repository.gsi.de/record/366643},
}