ELEMENTARY PARTICLES<br> Building Blocks of Matter

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
Building Blocks of Matter

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER Harald Fritzsch	i
Introduction Harald Fritzsch	1
Electrons and Atomic Nuclei Harald Fritzsch	11
Quantum Properties of Atoms and Particles Harald Fritzsch	21
The Knives of Democritus Harald Fritzsch	33
Quarks Inside Atomic Nuclei Harald Fritzsch	45
Quantum Electrodynamics Harald Fritzsch	53
Quantum Chromodynamics Harald Fritzsch	67
Mesons, Baryons and Quarks Harald Fritzsch	79
Electroweak Interactions Harald Fritzsch	87
Grand Unification Harald Fritzsch	95
Conclusion Harald Fritzsch	103
BACK MATTER Harald Fritzsch	109
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