INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM FIELD THEORY AND THE STANDARD MODEL

Focusing on the foundational aspects of relativistic quantum field theory, this book is designed for third-year physics students and beginning graduate students. It covers essential topics such as perturbation theory, Feynman graphs, and both Abelian and non-Abelian gauge theories, with applications to Quantum Electrodynamics (QED), Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), and the electroweak Standard Model. Additionally, it explores the phenomenology of W, Z, and Higgs bosons, incorporating recent experimental results and precision tests to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current status of particle physics.