#qft

Multi-Way Causal Graphs by the independent theoretical physicist Stephen Wolfram; an attempt to unify physics with his own theory of Quantum Gravity.

With each node representing a superposition and every line a causal path, his intent is to reveal the "true" nature of what is traditionally known as a Fiber Bundle. His definition is titled 'Branchial Spaces.'

wtf is a CKM Matrix indeed...

i mainly relied on my lecture notes for particle physics ngl. i didnt even know we had a prescribed textbook until p late into the class oops. BUT, as the resident particle guy of course i have plenty of resources on particle physics.

I'm going to start with general undergrad level resources:

G.L. Kane, Modern Elementary Particle Physics: this was the nominal textbook for my undergrad particle physics class

D.J. Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles: not the biggest fan of this one but it does the job for a lot of people so ill put it in

buttttt if you're interested in learning QFT, a lot more stuff becomes accessible. i would say the following textbooks are more suited for a standard model class than an intro to particle physics, but i can't tell the difference these days... getting too qftpilled i fear

QFT-Pilled Standard-Model-Maxxing:

T.P. Cheng and L.F. Li, Gauge Theories of Elementary Particle Physics: by the recommendation of a prof i have at my masters institution

D. Bailin and A. Love, Introduction to Gauge Theories: ive been introduced to these guys from their susy/string theory book but i think this one is p good too!

M. Schwartz, QFT & The Standard Model: i think this is such a great modern textbook for qft and the such. however, i am a traditionalist…

M. Peskin & D. Schroeder, Introduction to Quantum Field Theory: emotional support qft textbook

there are many online resources i rely on heavily for research and review. i cannot finish this post without giving them a shout out!

When you feel like clicking stuff and keep clicking stuff:

Particle Data Group: navigating the site is such a nightmare, but this is where the latest measurements of every particle physics ever. also includes great reviews for specific particle physics topics!

TASI Lectures: now these are more advanced topics, but a great resource if you have something specific you want to go into more detail

David Tong's Lecture Notes: how can i be a theoretical physics student without mentioning these!

CERN Document Server: there’s just so much to say about this so I’m just linking the whole thing so you can look around and see what’s useful (so many lectures, tutorials, papers)

i might have gone overboard with the resources! idk how technical we wanna get. so here's a peace offering:

And for the iPad kid, perhaps a video with their lunch?

PBS Spacetime, The Fundamental Forces & The Standard Model: comfort vids when i feel like throttling my subfield, but really well put together

Fermilab's Don Lincoln: can't finish a particle physics post without mentioning fermilab!

Veritasium, Your Mass is NOT from the Higgs Boson: oldie but goodie

im working on a separate post for the seminal papers in particle physics, so keep an eye out for that! sorry for not including that in this :// but i needed to split this up bc it was taking longer than expected to compile the papers (i keep thinking of new ones to add!)

of course, if there's a specific topic you're curious about, im happy to answer your questions to the best of my ability and point you in the direction of more resources!

The Mystery at the Heart of Physics That Only Math Can Solve | Quanta Magazine

Interesting article. I would like to add my thoughts about that quote:

"Every other idea that’s been used in physics over the past centuries had its natural place in mathematics. This is clearly not the case with quantum field theory." - Nathan Seiberg, the Institute for Advanced Study

Non-linear axiomatic networks [chaotic processes in non-linear axiomatic systems - say, Quantum Logic] might be the base for the mathematics of QFT - It's time to bring the 21st century in mathematics, I'd say. The mathematics for probabilistic phenomena such as Quantum Mechanics, might not be discovered yet, yet it does not imply it does not exist.

In other words, part of my study deals with Quantum Mechanics being a special threshold or interface between a mathematical reality, entirely information-based, and the physical manifestation thereof. It could explain phenomena such as entanglement and superposition, and furthermore could concretize what a wave function collapse might be - translated into a language human imagination could possibly comprehend.

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