PACS 2010 Regular Edition—Sec. 10

10. THE PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS (for experimental methods and instrumentation for elementary-particle physics, see section 29)
 
11. General theory of fields and particles (see also 03.65.-w Quantum mechanics and 03.70.+k Theory of quantized fields)
 
11.10.-z Field theory (for gauge field theories, see 11.15.-q)
 
11.10.Cd Axiomatic approach
 
11.10.Ef Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approach
 
11.10.Gh Renormalization
 
11.10.Hi Renormalization group evolution of parameters
 
11.10.Jj Asymptotic problems and properties
 
11.10.Kk Field theories in dimensions other than four (see also 04.50.-h Higher-dimensional gravity and other theories of gravity; 04.60.Kz Lower dimensional models; minisuperspace models in general relativity and gravitation)
 
11.10.Lm Nonlinear or nonlocal theories and models (see also 11.27.+d Extended classical solutions; cosmic strings, domain walls, texture)
 
11.10.Nx Noncommutative field theory
... ... ...Relativistic wave equations, see 03.65.Pm
 
11.10.St Bound and unstable states; Bethe-Salpeter equations
 
11.10.Wx Finite-temperature field theory
 
11.15.-q Gauge field theories
 
11.15.Bt General properties of perturbation theory
 
11.15.Ex Spontaneous breaking of gauge symmetries
 
11.15.Ha Lattice gauge theory (see also 12.38.Gc Lattice QCD calculations)
 
11.15.Kc Classical and semiclassical techniques
 
11.15.Me Strong-coupling expansions
 
11.15.Pg Expansions for large numbers of components (e.g., 1/Nc expansions)
 
11.15.Tk Other nonperturbative techniques
 
11.15.Wx Topologically massive gauge theories (see also 04.60.Rt Topologically massive gravity)
 
11.15.Yc Chern-Simons gauge theory
 
11.25.-w Strings and branes (for cosmic strings, see 98.80.Cq in cosmology; see also 11.27.+d Extended classical solutions; cosmic strings, domain walls, texture)
 
11.25.Db Properties of perturbation theory
 
11.25.Hf Conformal field theory, algebraic structures
 
11.25.Mj Compactification and four-dimensional models
 
11.25.Pm Noncritical string theory
 
11.25.Sq Nonperturbative techniques; string field theory
 
11.25.Tq Gauge/string duality
 
11.25.Uv D branes
 
11.25.Wx String and brane phenomenology
 
11.25.Yb M theory
 
11.27.+d Extended classical solutions; cosmic strings, domain walls, texture (see also 98.80.Cq in cosmology; 11.25.-w Strings and branes)
 
11.30.-j Symmetry and conservation laws (see also 02.20.-a Group theory)
 
11.30.Cp Lorentz and Poincaré invariance
 
11.30.Er Charge conjugation, parity, time reversal, and other discrete symmetries
 
11.30.Fs Global symmetries (e.g., baryon number, lepton number)
 
11.30.Hv Flavor symmetries
 
11.30.Ly Other internal and higher symmetries
 
11.30.Na Nonlinear and dynamical symmetries (spectrum-generating symmetries)
 
11.30.Pb Supersymmetry (see also 12.60.Jv Supersymmetric models)
 
11.30.Qc Spontaneous and radiative symmetry breaking
 
11.30.Rd Chiral symmetries
 
11.40.-q Currents and their properties
 
11.40.Dw General theory of currents
 
11.40.Ex Formal properties of current algebras (see also 12.39.Fe Chiral Lagrangians)
 
11.40.Ha Partially conserved axial-vector currents
 
11.55.-m S-matrix theory; analytic structure of amplitudes
 
11.55.Bq Analytic properties of S matrix
 
11.55.Ds Exact S matrices
 
11.55.Fv Dispersion relations
 
11.55.Hx Sum rules
 
11.55.Jy Regge formalism (see also 12.40.Nn in strong interactions)
 
11.80.-m Relativistic scattering theory
 
11.80.Cr Kinematical properties (helicity and invariant amplitudes, kinematic singularities, etc.)
 
11.80.Et Partial-wave analysis
 
11.80.Fv Approximations (eikonal approximation, variational principles, etc.)
 
11.80.Gw Multichannel scattering
 
11.80.Jy Many-body scattering and Faddeev equation
 
11.80.La Multiple scattering
 
11.90.+t Other topics in general theory of fields and particles (restricted to new topics in section 11)
 
12. Specific theories and interaction models; particle systematics
 
12.10.-g Unified field theories and models (see also 04.50.-h Higher-dimensional gravity and other theories of gravity—in general relativity and gravitation, 11.25.Mj Compactification and four-dimensional models)
 
12.10.Dm Unified theories and models of strong and electroweak interactions
 
12.10.Kt Unification of couplings; mass relations
 
12.15.-y Electroweak interactions
... ... ...Extensions of gauge or Higgs sector, see 12.60.Cn or 12.60.Fr
 
12.15.Ff Quark and lepton masses and mixing (see also 14.60.Pq Neutrino mass and mixing)
 
12.15.Hh Determination of Cabibbo-Kobayashi & Maskawa (CKM) matrix elements
 
12.15.Ji Applications of electroweak models to specific processes
 
12.15.Lk Electroweak radiative corrections (see also 13.40.Ks Electromagnetic corrections to strong- and weak-interaction processes)
 
12.15.Mm Neutral currents
 
12.20.-m Quantum electrodynamics
 
12.20.Ds Specific calculations
 
12.20.Fv Experimental tests (for optical tests in quantum electrodynamics, see 42.50.Xa)
 
12.38.-t Quantum chromodynamics (for quarks, gluons, and QCD in nuclear reactions, see 24.85.+p)
 
12.38.Aw General properties of QCD (dynamics, confinement, etc.)
 
12.38.Bx Perturbative calculations
 
12.38.Cy Summation of perturbation theory
 
12.38.Gc Lattice QCD calculations (see also 11.15.Ha Lattice gauge theory)
 
12.38.Lg Other nonperturbative calculations
 
12.38.Mh Quark-gluon plasma (see also 25.75.Nq Quark deconfinement, quark-gluon plasma production and phase transitions in relativistic heavy ion collisions; see also 21.65.Qr Quark matter)
 
12.38.Qk Experimental tests
 
12.39.-x Phenomenological quark models
 
12.39.Ba Bag model
 
12.39.Dc Skyrmions
 
12.39.Fe Chiral Lagrangians
 
12.39.Hg Heavy quark effective theory
 
12.39.Jh Nonrelativistic quark model
 
12.39.Ki Relativistic quark model
 
12.39.Mk Glueball and nonstandard multi-quark/gluon states
 
12.39.Pn Potential models
 
12.39.St Factorization
 
12.40.-y Other models for strong interactions
 
12.40.Ee Statistical models
 
12.40.Nn Regge theory, duality, absorptive/optical models (see also 11.55.Jy Regge formalism)
 
12.40.Vv Vector-meson dominance
 
12.40.Yx Hadron mass models and calculations
 
12.60.-i Models beyond the standard model (for unified field theories, see 12.10.-g)
 
12.60.Cn Extensions of electroweak gauge sector
 
12.60.Fr Extensions of electroweak Higgs sector
 
12.60.Jv Supersymmetric models (see also 04.65.+e Supergravity)
 
12.60.Nz Technicolor models
 
12.60.Rc Composite models
 
12.90.+b Miscellaneous theoretical ideas and models (restricted to new topics in section 12)
 
13. Specific reactions and phenomenology
 
13.15.+g Neutrino interactions
 
13.20.-v Leptonic, semileptonic, and radiative decays of mesons
 
13.20.Cz Decays of π mesons
 
13.20.Eb Decays of K mesons
 
13.20.Fc Decays of charmed mesons
 
13.20.Gd Decays of J/ψ, Υ, and other quarkonia
 
13.20.He Decays of bottom mesons
 
13.20.Jf Decays of other mesons
 
13.25.-k Hadronic decays of mesons
 
13.25.Cq Decays of π mesons
 
13.25.Es Decays of K mesons
 
13.25.Ft Decays of charmed mesons
 
13.25.Gv Decays of J/ψ, Υ, and other quarkonia
 
13.25.Hw Decays of bottom mesons
 
13.25.Jx Decays of other mesons
 
13.30.-a Decays of baryons
 
13.30.Ce Leptonic, semileptonic, and radiative decays
 
13.30.Eg Hadronic decays
 
13.35.-r Decays of leptons
 
13.35.Bv Decays of muons
 
13.35.Dx Decays of taus
 
13.35.Hb Decays of heavy neutrinos
 
13.38.-b Decays of intermediate bosons
 
13.38.Be Decays of W bosons
 
13.38.Dg Decays of Z bosons
 
13.40.-f Electromagnetic processes and properties
 
13.40.Dk Electromagnetic mass differences
 
13.40.Em Electric and magnetic moments
 
13.40.Gp Electromagnetic form factors
 
13.40.Hq Electromagnetic decays
 
13.40.Ks Electromagnetic corrections to strong- and weak-interaction processes
 
13.60.-r Photon and charged-lepton interactions with hadrons (for neutrino interactions, see 13.15.+g)
 
13.60.Fz Elastic and Compton scattering
 
13.60.Hb Total and inclusive cross sections (including deep-inelastic processes)
 
13.60.Le Meson production
 
13.60.Rj Baryon production
 
13.66.-a Lepton-lepton interactions
 
13.66.Bc Hadron production in e−e+ interactions
 
13.66.De Lepton production in e−e+ interactions
 
13.66.Fg Gauge and Higgs boson production in e−e+ interactions
 
13.66.Hk Production of non-standard model particles in e−e+ interactions
 
13.66.Jn Precision measurements in e−e+ interactions
 
13.66.Lm Processes in other lepton-lepton interactions
 
13.75.-n Hadron-induced low- and intermediate-energy reactions and scattering (energy ≤ 10 GeV) (for higher energies, see 13.85.-t)
 
13.75.Cs Nucleon-nucleon interactions (including antinucleons, deuterons, etc.) (for N-N interactions in nuclei, see 21.30.-x)
 
13.75.Ev Hyperon-nucleon interactions
 
13.75.Gx Pion-baryon interactions
 
13.75.Jz Kaon-baryon interactions
 
13.75.Lb Meson-meson interactions
 
13.85.-t Hadron-induced high- and super-high-energy interactions (energy > 10 GeV) (for low energies, see 13.75.-n)
 
13.85.Dz Elastic scattering
 
13.85.Fb Inelastic scattering: two-particle final states
 
13.85.Hd Inelastic scattering: many-particle final states
 
13.85.Lg Total cross sections
 
13.85.Ni Inclusive production with identified hadrons
 
13.85.Qk Inclusive production with identified leptons, photons, or other nonhadronic particles
 
13.85.Rm Limits on production of particles
 
13.85.Tp Cosmic-ray interactions (see also 96.50.S- Cosmic rays in interplanetary physics)
 
13.87.-a Jets in large-Q2 scattering
 
13.87.Ce Production
 
13.87.Fh Fragmentation into hadrons
 
13.88.+e Polarization in interactions and scattering
 
13.90.+i Other topics in specific reactions and phenomenology of elementary particles (restricted to new topics in section 13)
 
14. Properties of specific particles
 
14.20.-c Baryons (including antiparticles) (for decays of baryons, see 13.30.-a)
 
14.20.Dh Protons and neutrons
 
14.20.Gk Baryon resonances (S=C=B=0)
 
14.20.Jn Hyperons
 
14.20.Lq Charmed baryons (|C|>0, B=0)
 
14.20.Mr Bottom baryons (|B|>0)
 
14.20.Pt Exotic baryons
 
14.40.-n Mesons (for leptonic decays of mesons, see 13.20.-v; for hadronic decays of mesons, see 13.25.-k)
 
14.40.Be Light mesons (S=C=B=0)
 
14.40.Df Strange mesons (|S|>0, C=B=0)
 
14.40.Lb Charmed mesons (|C|>0, B=0)
 
14.40.Nd Bottom mesons (|B|>0)
 
14.40.Pq Heavy quarkonia
 
14.40.Rt Exotic mesons
 
14.60.-z Leptons (for decays of leptons, see 13.35.-r)
 
14.60.Cd Electrons (including positrons)
 
14.60.Ef Muons
 
14.60.Fg Taus
 
14.60.Hi Other charged heavy leptons
 
14.60.Lm Ordinary neutrinos
 
14.60.Pq Neutrino mass and mixing (see also 12.15.Ff Quark and lepton masses and mixing)
 
14.60.St Non-standard-model neutrinos, right-handed neutrinos, etc.
 
14.65.-q Quarks
 
14.65.Bt Light quarks
 
14.65.Dw Charmed quarks
 
14.65.Fy Bottom quarks
 
14.65.Ha Top quarks
 
14.65.Jk Other quarks (e.g., 4th generations)
 
14.70.-e Gauge bosons
 
14.70.Bh Photons
 
14.70.Dj Gluons
 
14.70.Fm W bosons
 
14.70.Hp Z bosons
 
14.70.Kv Gravitons (see also 04.60.-m Quantum gravity)
 
14.70.Pw Other gauge bosons
 
14.80.-j Other particles (including hypothetical)
 
14.80.Bn Standard-model Higgs bosons
 
14.80.Da Supersymmetric Higgs bosons
 
14.80.Ec Other neutral Higgs bosons
 
14.80.Fd Other charged Higgs bosons
 
14.80.Hv Magnetic monopoles
 
14.80.Ly Supersymmetric partners of known particles (see also 12.60.Jv Supersymmetric models)
 
14.80.Nb Neutralinos and charginos
 
14.80.Pq R-hadrons
 
14.80.Rt Kaluza-Klein excitations (see also 04.50.Cd Kaluza-Klein theories)
 
14.80.Sv Leptoquarks
 
14.80.Tt Technicolor
 
14.80.Va Axions and other Nambu-Goldstone bosons (Majorons, familons, etc.)