Gauge Theory: Coordinate Systems & Transformations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781516968725)

Gauge theories are important as the successful field theories explaining the dynamics of elementary particles. Quantum electrodynamics is an abelian gauge theory with the symmetry group U(1) and has one gauge field, the electromagneticfour-potential, with the photon being the gauge boson. The Standard Model is a non-abelian gauge theory with the symmetry group U(1)×SU(2)×SU(3) and has a total of twelve gauge bosons: the photon, three weak bosons and eightgluons. Gauge theories are also important in explaining gravitation in the theory of general relativity.This book is designed to be a reference and provide an overview of the topic and give the reader a structured knowledge to familiarize yourself with the topic at the most affordable price possible.The accuracy and knowledge is of an international viewpoint as the edited articles represent the inputs of many knowledgeable individuals and some of the most current knowledge on the topic, based on the date of publication.Library of Congress Control Number: 2015917845

Author: Paul F. Kisak
ISBN-10: 1516968727
ISBN-13: 9781516968725
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/19/2015
Pages: 346
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.77lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.72d