The best elementary book to study Particle physics

[sam_physics]

I am looking forward to study Particle physics on my own. Can someone suggest me a book which I can read and understand by myself?

 

[nicksauce]

What is your physics background?

 

[sam_physics]

i am an undergraduate student. have read classical mechanics and quantum mechanics.

 

[George Jones]

My two suggestions are Introduction to Elementary Particles by David Griffiths

https://www.amazon.com/dp/3527406018/?tag=pfamazon01-20

and

An Introduction to the Standard Model of Particle Physics by W. N. Cottingham and D. A. Greenwood

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521852498/?tag=pfamazon01-20.

These two books have very different styles.

 

[humanino]

I like very much the two books George Jones suggested. Other possibilities include : "Facts and mysteries in elementary particle physics" by Veltman (world scientific 2003). It is informal, contains quite some historical anecdotes and is thus very pleasant to read.

There is a new editon of Close's classic book called "The new cosmic onion, quarks and the Nature of the Universe" (Taylor & Francis 2007) which is similar in spirit.

By increasing order of slightly more technical, there are other classics, I sample here a few :
"Modern elementary particle physics" Gordon Kane (Addison Wesley 1993)
"Quarks and leptons, an introductory course in modern particle physics" Halzen & Martin (John Wiley 1984)
"Gauge theories in particle physics" Aitchison & Hey (IOP 2003)
"Introduction to high energy physics" Perkins (Cambridge 2000 4th edition)
"An introduction to relativistic processes and the standard model of electroweak interactions" Becchi & Ridolfi (Springer-Verlag 2006)
"Electroweak theory" Paschos (Cambridge 2007)

 

[Haelfix]

Griffith for sure. The book is a gem.

 

[nicksauce]

Another vote for Griffiths.

 

[ansgar]

Griffiths!

 

[Andrewjh07]

Particle physics also interests me. The Griffith book looks really good, but I am not sure whether I am ready for it or not. I am an undergrad and have only taken mechanics, E&M, and some optic/relativity.

Are there any "pre-req" books I should read before this one?

 

[George Jones]

Particle physics also interests me. The Griffith book looks really good, but I am not sure whether I am ready for it or not. I am an undergrad and have only taken mechanics, E&M, and some optic/relativity.

Are there any "pre-req" books I should read before this one?

From the preface to Griffiths

The students typically had under their belts a semester of electromagnetism (at the level of Lorrain and Corson), a semester of quantum mechanics (at the level of Park), and a fairly strong background in special relativity.

 

[Anonymous23]

Can someone give me the titles of a few books for introductory elementary particle physics? I'm in 10th grade, and all the ones listed seem a bit advanced.

 

[Daverz]

Can someone give me the titles of a few books for introductory elementary particle physics? I'm in 10th grade, and all the ones listed seem a bit advanced.

I'd recommend the Veltman book mentioned earlier.

 

[ShrodingersCat]

Book recommendation

I enjoyed reading some of Michio Kaku's books, and I recently read The Particle at the End of the Universe, by Sean Carroll. I am currently reading The Fabric of the Cosmos, by Brian Greene. I am in 8th grade and could comprehend these books. Hope this helps.

 

[vanhees71]

I liked Lederman's "The God Particle" very much. Don't be mislead by the title, it's a really good popular-science book on particle physics.

 

[Judas503]

Griffiths' one is an easy read!