The Calculation of the Cross-Section of the Interaction between Two Yang-Mills Fields

Author

Richard A. Starr, Western Michigan University

Date of Award

12-1965

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Physics

First Advisor

Dr. Allen C. Dotson

Access Setting

Masters Thesis-Open Access

Abstract

The Problem and Its Background

This thesis presents a study of the interaction between two arbitrary fields, named Yang-Mills fields¹ for their originators. The basic equations for the calculations of the Yang-Mills interaction are due to modern quantum field theory and its specific application to quantum electrodynamics.²

Much useful information can be obtained from the formulation of the dynamical equations for a classical system: for example, the classical description of the electromagnetic field, based on Maxwell's equations, leads to wave concepts. Then using this formalism as a starting point, one can proceed to the quantum theory of free fields, and finally to the quantum theory of interacting fields.

Recommended Citation

Starr, Richard A., "The Calculation of the Cross-Section of the Interaction between Two Yang-Mills Fields" (1965). Masters Theses. 4283.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4283