Good phenomenology book for a theorist

[haushofer]

Hi,

I'm looking for a good book on particle physics phenomenology/nuclear physics. I'm having books like that of Das&Ferbel and Povh&Rith from my undergraduates, but often there I think there is not enough emphasis on the theoretical basis underlying it all. So does someone have good suggestions? :)

 

[RedX]

How about Cheng and Li:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198519613/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Huang?:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9810206593/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[haushofer]

Cheng&Li I know of, so I'll take a look at that book soon. Huang I only know of his statistical mechanics book, which personally I found horrible.

 

[RedX]

Cheng&Li I know of, so I'll take a look at that book soon. Huang I only know of his statistical mechanics book, which personally I found horrible.

If you find any good books on phenomenology, let us know. Maybe there are none, and you just have to read good review articles on each topic you're interested in.

I liked Huang's stat. mech book. A lot of typos, but that single line proof that entropy was additive was awesome. I also heard that he has a solution of the 2d-Ising model (at zero magnetic field) using spinors.

 

[neo86]

What is your background? With a reasonable level of quantum field theory
Effective Lagrangians For The Standard Model by Dobado et al
or
Dynamics of the standard model by Donoghue et al
should be a good place to look

 

[petergreat]

What's the book of choice for someone who has studied quantum field theory formally, but wants to strengthen knowledge in down-to-earth phenomenology?