Wouter Schmitz: Particles, Fields and Forces

Cover: 9783030987527 | Particles, Fields and Forces | Wouter Schmitz | Buch | xi | Englisch

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Beschreibung

Introduction.- Particles or waves?.- Fields.- What is a particle if it is a wave?.- A matter of energy exchange.- A wave of relativity.- Quantization of fields.- Energy in waves and fields.- Symmetry and the origin of force.- Propagators and virtual particles.- Renormalisation of fearful infinities.- Spin makes up bosons and fermions.- Conservation of charge and particle number.- Particle zoo.- Electroweak force in the early universe.- The breaking of the world will never be the same.- The strong force: Quantum Chromo Dynamics.- Gravity as a field.- Further reading.- References and sources.

Über den Autor

Wouter J.M. Schmitz, born 1970, studied physics in Amsterdam. He worked at CERN for an assignment at the Spin Muon Collaboration (SMC) and later as a summer student at a LEP experiment. He graduated at Nikhef Amsterdam in 1994. He has subsequently worked in IT and also holds an MBA degree. Today, Wouter works as a leading digital architect, retaining nonetheless a deep and informed interest in conceptual problems in physics.

His lifelong quest for a profound conceptual understanding of the foundations of physics has led him to develop and collect a substantial set of insights. In recent years Wouter managed to combine these insights into a consistent end-to-end story of how quantum field theory works conceptually. This, in turn, led to the publication of his highly praised book "Particles, Fields and Forces" (Springer, 2019). Until then, anyone seeking a deeper insight than popular science has to offer, was obliged to confront the mathematical treatment of the subject. But for those without mathematical training, this step is too challenging. Wouter's mission is to provide every interested person with a deeper insight into the workings of the universe without having to go through the math. His presentations thus bridge the huge gap between popular science and the mathematical treatment of fundamental theory. The present book on relativity follows the same concept.

Zusammenfassung

Provides unique conceptual explanations of quantum field theory and the standard model of particle physics

Includes new material on quantum decoherence and its implications

Contains no math but full of insights into how the universe works

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Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Fachbereich:	Theoretische Physik
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Physik , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	xi 349 S. 1 s/w Illustr. 195 farbige Illustr. 349 p. 196 illus. 195 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783030987527
ISBN-10:	3030987523
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Schmitz, Wouter
Auflage:	Second Edition 2022
Hersteller:	Springer Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	241 x 160 x 24 mm
Von/Mit:	Wouter Schmitz
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.09.2022
Gewicht:	0,777 kg