SELECTED PROBLEMS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS
(WITH SOLUTIONS)
by A Di Giacomo, G Paffuti & P Rossi (Pisa University, Italy)
Preface (65k)
Table of Contents (252k)
Problem 1: Scattering Off the Potential V(t)= ad(t-to) (208k)
Problem 2: Reflection and Transmission of a One-dimensional Barrier (219k)
Problem 3: The Magnetic Dipole Moment Interaction Between Two Spin-1/2 Particles (231k)
Problem 4: Scattering Asymmetry Due to l.s Interaction (142k)
This book is a collection of more than 100 problems selected from the examination questions for a graduate course in theoretical physics. Every problem is discussed and solved in detail. A wide range of subjects is covered, from potential scattering to atomic, nuclear and high energy physics. Special emphasis is devoted to relativistic quantum mechanics and its application to elementary processes: S-matrix theory, the role of discrete symmetries, the use of Feynman diagrams and elementary perturbative quantum field theory.
The course attaches great importance to recitation sessions, where thorough problem solving becomes a true test of mastery of theoretical background.
The authors are experts in their fields. A Di Giacomo taught "theoretical physics" for about 20 years. G Paffuti and P Rossi held recitations for several years. More recently, Haris Panagopoulos followed suit. He assisted the authors in preparing this English version translated from the Italian.
For physicists and especially for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in theoretical physics, this book is a positive guide in the intricacies of problem-solving. A further feature that adds practical value to this book is that most problems correspond to realistic physical processes and their numerical results are compared to experimental values whenever possible.
Contents:
- Potential Scattering
- Scattering of Light and Electrons on
Atoms
- Atomic Transitions and Widths
- Low Energy Interactions of Mesons and Nucleons
- Exotic Decays
- Particle-Antiparticle Oscillations
- Two Body Decays of Leptons, Hadrons, Vector Mesons and Positronium
- b Decays
- Consequences of CVC
- Three Body Decays
- q – t Puzzle
- Vector Meson Dominance
- Resonant Scattering
- Compton Effect on Spin 0 and Spin 1/2 Particles
- Relativistic Scattering of Leptons and Quarks
- Drell-Yan Process
- p[`(p)] Scattering
- Neutrino Scattering
- Electromagnetic Couplings and Form Factors
- Primakov Effect
- The Physics of W and Z0 Mesons
- Neutral Currents
- Polarization Effects in Scattering
- Parity Violating Effects in Atoms
- Diffusion and Polarization of Neutrons
- Properties of the Deuteron
- Muon Catalyzed Fusion
- Appendices:
- Relativisitic Kinematics
- Representation of SU(2) and SU(3)
- Scattering and Decays
- Relativistic Equations
- Discrete Symmetries
Readership: Graduate students in physics.
| 408pp |
Pub. date: Mar 1994 |
