Title

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

Author

Starr

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