An introduction to elementary particle phenomenology

Abstract

This volume is based on lecture notes prepared for an introductory course on the Phenomenology of Elementary Particles, held within the framework of the master's equivalent degree course in physics. The notes have been augmented and edited with the aim of being as up-to-date and self-contained as is reasonably possible and therefore of more general utility. The volume is thus primarily intended for use by students with a basic knowledge of classical electromagnetism, quantum mechanics and special relativity but not necessarily, for example, of quantum field theory. However, it should also represent a useful reference text and study aid for other similar courses. A number of appendices have been included to include certain more advanced topics in quantum mechanics such as relativistic wave equations, isospin and quantum oscillation; the appendix on scattering takes the reader through the development of the formalism from elastic electron-proton scattering up to deeply inelastic scattering, covering also the technique of partial-wave expansion and the Breit-Wigner resonance formalism.