Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formulas and constants -- Historical Introduction to the elementary particles -- Elementary particle dynamics -- Relativistic kinematics -- Symmetries -- Bound states -- Feynman calculus -- Quantum electrodynamics -- Electrodynamics and chromodynamics of quarks -- Weak interactions -- Gauge theories -- Neutrino oscillations -- Afterword: What's next? -- Dirac delta function -- Decay rates and cross sections -- Pauli and Dirac matrices -- Feynman rules (tree level).

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. The book contains a number of worked examples and many end-of-chapter problems. A complete solution manual is available for instructors.

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