Field theory and the electroweak Standard Model
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https://doi.org/10.23730/CYRSP-2025-002.1Abstract
In these lectures we give an introduction and overview of the electroweak Standard Model (EWSM) of particle physics. We first introduce the basic concepts of quantum field theory necessary to build the EWSM: abelian and non-abelian gauge theories, spontaneous symmetry breaking and the Higgs mechanism. We also introduce some basic concepts of renormalization, so as to be able to understand the full power of electroweak precision tests and their impact on our understanding of the EWSM and its possible extensions. We discuss the current status of experimental tests and conclude by pointing the problems still existing in particle physics not solved by the EWSM and how these impact the future of the field.
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