Perspectives in Particles and Fields

Algebraic Construction of Gauge Invariant Theories.- References.- An Introduction to Lattice Gauge Theories.- Why a Lattice: an Example in Quantum Mechanics.- Double-Well Potential.- The Discretized Path Integral.- The Non-Linear ?-Model.- Lattice Gauge Theories.- Mean Field Theory: General Formalism.- References.- An Elementary Introduction to Computer Simulations of Hadronic Physics.- Euclidean Field Theory.- The Monte Carlo Method.- General Considerations.- Special Techniques.- Results.- References.- Supersymmetry and Supergravity: The Phenomenological View.- Motivation(s) for Supersymmetry.- Supersymmetry (SUSY).- Physical Properties of Supersymmetry.- “Low Energy” Physics and SUSY.- Supersymmetric GUTS.- Physical Structure of Simple (N=1) Supergravity.- Physics with Simple (N=1) Supergravity.- Experimental Evidence (?) for Supersymmetry.- Conclusions.- References.- e+e? Physics at Petra — The First Five Years.- Hadronic Events in e+e? Annihilation.- Three-Jet Events and Properties of the Gluon.- Electroweak Interaction.- References.- e+e? Physics at CESR.- CESR, CLEO, CUSB, and the Upsilons.- Upsilon Spectroscopy.- Above the Flavor Threshold.- Weak Interaction of the b Quark.- References.- Selected Topics in Upsilon Physics.- Search for Other States produced in e+e? Annihilations.- Further Tests of the QCD Multipole Expansions.- The B*-B Mass Difference.- Further Implications of the P State Measurements.- Measurement of ?(?gg)/?(ggg) in T and T’ Decays.- Measurement of ?(??)/?(ggg) from T(1S) and T(2S) Decays.- Search for Axions and Higgs Particles.- Future Prospects in T Physics.- References.- Hard Processes Involving Real Photons.- e+e? Physics.- Hard Photoproduction and Prompt-Gamma Physics.- Two-Gamma Processes.- Heavy-FlavourPhotoprodution.- References.- Muon Experiments at High Energy.- Experimental Environment.- Radiative Corrections.- Measurement of F2.- Consequences.- Analysis of Scaling Violations.- Production of Open Charm in Muon Interactions.- Transverse Momentum Distribution.- References.- Neutrino Physics.- Structure Functions.- Dimuon Physics: Amount of Strange Sea.- References.- Accelerator Studies of Neutrino Oscillations: First Results from a Low-Energy Experiment at CERN.- Basic Formalism.- Accelerator Studies of Neutrino Oscillations.- First Results from the CDHSW Oscillation Experiment.- Conclusion.- References.- Selected Topics in Non-Accelerator Physics.- Massive Neutrinos and Lepton Conservation.- The Double ?-Decay.- Neutrino Oscillations and the Neutrino Mass.- The Solar Neutrino Puzzle.- Nucleon Decay.- The Search for Super-heavy Magnetic Monopoles.- References.- Selected Topics in Spectroscopy.- References.- Realistic Kaluza-Klein Theories?.- References.- Topics in Elementary Particle Physics.- Historical Digression.- Where is the Top Quark?.- Short Takes.- References.