Any Recommendations for Electroweak Theory Books?

[michelad]

Hi all,

I would like to ask if anyone could recommend a good book in electroweak theory, possibly covering ew phase transition, ew baryogenesis as well?

Thank you!
Michela

 

[George Jones]

Welcome to Physics Forums!

What is your background in math and physics?

 

[Haelfix]

Try the online book by Howard Georgi 'Weak Interactions'

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~hgeorgi/weak.pdf

 

[malawi_glenn]

I can recommend A.Pich -> Electroweak standard model, google it.

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0705/0705.4264v1.pdf

Otherwise, Mandls textbook on Quantum Field theory is probably the easiest and most self contained book about it.

 

[michelad]

Thanks for the replies!

I'm an undergraduate in theoretical physics. I was maybe looking for a book "from a to z", that could be used as a reference book as well. I've done a course in particle physics though.

 

[Landau]

I'm an undergraduate in theoretical physics. I've done a course in particle physics though.

That's a big vague. Are you in your first year, last year, ...? Have you had QM, EM? What topics did you cover in the particle physics course? Which book did you use? Griffith's Intro to Elementary Particles would be a first step.

 

[malawi_glenn]

Electroweak Theory by Paschos

And Physical Foundations of Cosmology by Mukhanov

http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521860987

http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521563987

 

[Avodyne]

Try the online book by Howard Georgi 'Weak Interactions'

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~hgeorgi/weak.pdf

Wow! I did not know this was available online. It's a great book! (Probably too high-level for the OP, though; it assumes you already know quantum field theory.)

 

[michelad]

That's a big vague. Are you in your first year, last year, ...? Have you had QM, EM? What topics did you cover in the particle physics course? Which book did you use? Griffith's Intro to Elementary Particles would be a first step.

Sorry, you're right.. I'm almost graduating, so I've done QM and EM. For particle physics we used Griffiths, but I read also parts of Halzen & Martin's book.

 

[nrqed]

Sorry, you're right.. I'm almost graduating, so I've done QM and EM. For particle physics we used Griffiths, but I read also parts of Halzen & Martin's book.

Then I would highly recommend the book on the weak interaction by Greiner.

 

[malawi_glenn]

Then I would highly recommend the book on the weak interaction by Greiner.

does it contain the subject "EW baryogenesis"?

I've have been looking at his book, since it will soon come in a new edition. But I have also his QED book, and that is a relly disappointment, it is like a mixture of Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory approach. It is full of insights and valuable derivations, but one always have the feeling that "this is not 100% the real deal".

 

[michelad]

Thank you guys for all the good suggestions you gave me! =)