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I am looking for textbooks, lecture notes, lecture videos on a rigorous introduction to the standard model of elementary particles. I'd prefer to not be referred to monographs for an introduction as they tend to be quite dense in my experience. I would however, be welcome to try any that are actually written from a pedagogical perspectove. What I am looking for are resources with a level of rigor equivalent to Thirring's Quantum Mathematical Physics, but I could settle for books like Talagrand's What Is A Quantum Field Theory? which is quite rigorous to some level and sympathetic to concerns for rigor in any non-rigorous essential methods/tools used by physicists.

As for my background, I'm a master's student in physics and I have a fair idea about the physics lingo on these subjects and have taken courses on them. I also have background on axiomatic quantum theory, group theory and differential geometry. However, I'm looking to start afresh with more precise terminology and a well-organised Definition-Theorem-Proof kind of approach. I prefer resources that are comprehensive (it may assume QFT background at the level of Talagrand's aforementioned book) and pedagogically oriented with sufficient attention to the applications (in at least, the form of problems) as opposed to dense travesties that only focus on the mathematics itself. To cite an example for what I mean by this, I would, for learning mathematical analysis choose a Zorich over a Rudin anyday.

PS: I hope that paints a clear picture of what I need and hopefully I can be directed to such resources. I have carefully looked at similar questions to mine but haven't found any material that I would consider introductory, be it in the comments or the answers to those questions.

EDIT: Kindly read the question carefully before judging whether it is a possible duplicate. This is clearly not one as I am not looking for a text on quantum field theory (as I mention in my background) and am I looking for something more pedagogical compared to the IAS volumes. I have already checked the links to related questions before posting this and they don't ask or contain what I'm looking for as I mention. I cannot stress this enough, but I am not looking for mathematical expositions on quantum field theory from scratch. What I need are only one or a few that build on available knowledge at the level of rigour and content of say, Talagrand's book or even Folland's book to describe the standard model. My main concern is the presentation style besides mathematical rigour and I am not trying to investigate mathematical issues related to the standard model, but only learn about the physics from a mathematical presentation.

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