After an introduction to relativistic quantum mechanics, which lays the
foundation for the rest of the text, the author moves on to the
phenomenology and physics of fundamental interactions via a detailed
discussion of the empirical principles of unified theories of strong,
electromagnetic, and weak interactions. There then follows a development
of local gauge theories and the minimal standard model of the
fundamental interactions together with their characteristic
applications. The book concludes with further possibilities and the
theory of interactions for elementary particles probing complex
nuclei.
Numerous exercises with solutions make this an ideal text for graduate
courses on quantum mechanics and elementary particle physics.