Causality Rules (Second Edition): Dispersion theory in non-elementary particle physics

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Vladimir Pascalutsa (the Institute for Nuclear Physics of the Johannes Gutenberg, University of Mainz, Germany)

Causality Rules (Second Edition)

Dispersion theory in non-elementary particle physics

Vladimir Pascalutsa (the Institute for Nuclear Physics of the Johannes Gutenberg, University of Mainz, Germany)

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Institute of Physics Publishing
24 April 2024

Light (optics); Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)

Series: IOP ebooks

Causality: Cause and effect. In classical physics, an effect cannot occur before its cause. In Einstein's theory of special relativity, causality means that an effect cannot occur from a cause that is not in the back (past) light cone of that event.

The books cover the useful physical relations inferred by unitarity and causality. A famous example is the Kramers-Kronig relation for the refractive index of a gas or dilute medium. For example, in Chapter 3 generalises the Kramers-Kronig relation to relativistic medium, such as CMB (photon gas). These relations are extensively also used in particle and nuclear physics. Especially useful are the so-called “sum rules”, such as the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn (GDH) or the Baldin sum rule.

The author notes that the first edition is too brief. In his teaching practice, he sees that is is challenging to use as a standalone text. He intends to improve the explanations of many topics that students found particularly challenging. The additional material will make the book more timely, self-contained, and logically complete.

Key Features:

Modern book on a timely subject Classroom friendly and built on newly developed courses taught at a major Physics Department in Germany Advanced material written in simple non-technical language Includes pedagogical examples and discussions of the current forefront research

By: Vladimir Pascalutsa (the Institute for Nuclear Physics of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz Germany)
Imprint: Institute of Physics Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 8mm
ISBN: 9780750334297
ISBN 10: 0750334290
Series: IOP ebooks
Pages: 124
Publication Date: 24 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vladimir Pascalutsa is a tenured scientist at the Institute for Nuclear Physics of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. Obtained PhD at the Institute for Theoretical Physics. Held postdoctoral positions at: NIKHEF (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia), Ohio University (Athens OH, USA), College of William and Mary (Williamsburg VA, USA), and the ECT* (Trento, Italy).