DYNAMICAL SYMMETRY BREAKING IN QUANTUM FIELD THEORIES

The phenomenon of dynamical symmetry breaking (DSB) in quantum field theory is discussed in a detailed and comprehensive way. The deep connection between this phenomenon in condensed matter physics and particle physics is emphasized. The realizations of DSB in such realistic theories as quantum chromodynamics and electroweak theory are considered. Issues intimately connected with DSB such as critical phenomenona and effective lagrangian approach are also discussed.

Contents:

The Theory of Free Fields and Nonequivalent Representations of the Canonical Commutation Relations in Field Theories
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Condensed Matter. Superfluidity and Superconductivity
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Relativistic Quantum Field Theory. General Consideration
Introduction to Chiral Dynamics
Nonlinear Realization of Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
The Nambu-Jona-Lasinio Model. The First Acquaintance
The Effective Action Method in Quantum Field Theory
Effective Action for Composite Operators and Equations for Green's Functions on the Nonperturbative Vacuum
Dynamical Chiral Symmetry Breaking. General Consideration
Critical Coupling Constant in the Problem of Dynamical Chiral Symmetry Breaking in Gauge Theories
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and Critical Phenomena
Dynamical Chiral Symmetry Breaking in QCD
Introduction to Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
New Techniclor Scenarios
The Top Mode Standard Model and Beyond

Readership: Theoretical physicists.

“… its intended readership ranges from second-year graduate level onwards. It is the only book I know of which gives such a thorough and comprehensive coverage of the subject. Overall the author has assembled an impressive amount of material and presented it in a clear and well organized form … it is certainly a book which should be in the library of any self-respecting department of high energy physics.”

H F Jones

“Many useful and good reviews on various aspects of this subject exist, but for the first time, to my knowledge, a unified point of view of various broken symmetries in particle physics involving both spontaneous and dynamical symmetries is presented in a book form. I recommend this book to all serious students and researchers in high energy physics … I warmly recommend it to all high energy physicists.”

K S Viswanathan
Mathematical Reviews

552pp		Pub. date: Feb 1994
ISBN: 978-981-02-1558-3 981-02-1558-4		US$77 / £53

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