Description In the second, revised edition of a well-established textbook, the author strikes a balance between quantitative rigor and intuitive understanding, using a lively, informal style.
He specializes in classical electrodynamics and quantum mechanics as well as Elementary particles, and has written textbooks on all three subjects..
After obtaining his PhD in Elementary particle theory at Harvard, he taught at several colleges and universities before joining the faculty at Reed in 1978.
About the Author David Griffiths is Professor of Physics at the Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
A complete solution manual is available for instructors.
The book contains a number of worked examples and many end-of-chapter problems.
New chapters address neutrino oscillations and prospects for physics beyond the Standard Model.
It is followed by accessible treatments of quantum electrodynamics, the strong and weak interactions, and gauge theories.
A simplified Introduction to the Feynman rules, based on a "toy" model, helps readers learn the calculational techniques without the complications of spin.
The first chapter provides a detailed historical Introduction to the subject, while subsequent chapters offer a quantitative presentation of the Standard Model.
Description In the second, revised edition of a well-established textbook, the author strikes a balance between quantitative rigor and intuitive understanding, using a lively, informal style
