By Michael D Scadron, World Scientific Publishing. Hardback ISBN 9789812700506 £51 ($88).
This book looks at the techniques that are used in theoretical elementary-particle physics that are extended to other branches of modern physics. The initial application is to non-relativistic scattering graphs encountered in atomic, solid-state and nuclear physics. Then, focusing on relativistic Feynman diagrams and their construction in lowest order, the book also covers relativistic quantum theory based on group theoretical language, scattering theory and finite parts of higher order graphs. Aimed at students and professors of physics, it should also aid the non-specialist in mastering the principles and calculation tools that probe the quantum nature of the fundamental forces.
