1998 European School of High-Energy Physics

1998 European School of High-Energy Physics
Author: Nick Ellis
Publisher: Cern
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1999
Genre: Science
ISBN:

These proceedings contain lectures on field theory and the Standard Model, quantum chromodynamics, flavour phusics, and phusics beyond the Standard Model, as well as reports on cosmology, detection of gravitational waves, and lattice QCD. They also contain lectures on experimental techniques, the high-energy physics programme at JINR, the science behind Dolly the sheep, and malt whisky.

Techniques and Concepts of High Energy Physics X

Techniques and Concepts of High Energy Physics X
Author: Thomas Ferbel
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 631
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9401146896

The Proceedings of the tenth Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on Tech niques and Concepts of High Energy Physics are dedicated to Jane and Bob Wilson. Jane joined Bob at St. Croix for the first session of this Institute, after Bob had stepped down as director of Fermilab, and was scheming to build a modest charm factory in the parking lot of Columbia University's Nevis Laboratory. Through the years, Bob has been a great friend of the School, and much of its success and flavor can be attributed to his guidance and support. The 1998 meeting was held once again at the Hotel on the Cay, and, as before, the work and the fun went on very enjoyably. We had a to tal of 76 participants from 23 countries, with the main financial support for the meeting provided by the Scientific Affairs Division of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The ASI was co-sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy, by the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and by the University of Rochester. As in the case of the previous ASIs, the scientific program was designed for advanced graduate students and recent PhD recipients in experimental particle physics. The present volume of lectures should complement and update the material published (by Plenum) for the first nine ASIs and prove to be of value to a wider audience of physicists.

Astroparticle Physics

Astroparticle Physics
Author: Claus Grupen
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2020-01-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030273393

Describes the branch of astronomy in which processes in the universe are investigated with experimental methods employed in particle-physics experiments. After a historical introduction the basics of elementary particles, Explains particle interactions and the relevant detection techniques, while modern aspects of astroparticle physics are described in a chapter on cosmology. Provides an orientation in the field of astroparticle physics that many beginners might seek and appreciate because the underlying physics fundamentals are presented with little mathematics, and the results are illustrated by many diagrams. Readers have a chance to enter this field of astronomy with a book that closes the gap between expert and popular level.

Introduction to the Theory of the Early Universe

Introduction to the Theory of the Early Universe
Author: Dmitry S. Gorbunov
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2011
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814322229

This book accompanies another book by the same authors, Introduction to the Theory of the Early Universe: Hot Big Bang Theory and presents the theory of the evolution of density perturbations and relic gravity waves, theory of cosmological inflation and post-inflationary reheating. Written in a pedagogical style, the main chapters give a detailed account of the established theory, with derivation of formulas. Being self-contained, it is a useful textbook for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students. Essential materials from General Relativity, theory of Gaussian random fields and quantum field theory are collected in the appendices. The more advanced topics are approached similarly in a pedagogical way. These parts may serve as a detailed introduction to current research.

Gauge Theories in Particle Physics: A Practical Introduction, Fourth Edition - 2 Volume set

Gauge Theories in Particle Physics: A Practical Introduction, Fourth Edition - 2 Volume set
Author: Ian J.R. Aitchison
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 979
Release: 2021-01-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1466591129

The fourth edition of this well-established, highly regarded two-volume set continues to provide a fundamental introduction to advanced particle physics while incorporating substantial new experimental results, especially in the areas of CP violation and neutrino oscillations. It offers an accessible and practical introduction to the three gauge theories included in the Standard Model of particle physics: quantum electrodynamics (QED), quantum chromodynamics (QCD), and the Glashow-Salam-Weinberg (GSW) electroweak theory. In the first volume, a new chapter on Lorentz transformations and discrete symmetries presents a simple treatment of Lorentz transformations of Dirac spinors. Along with updating experimental results, this edition also introduces Majorana fermions at an early stage, making the material suitable for a first course in relativistic quantum mechanics. Covering much of the experimental progress made in the last ten years, the second volume remains focused on the two non-Abelian quantum gauge field theories of the Standard Model: QCD and the GSW electroweak theory. A new chapter on CP violation and oscillation phenomena describes CP violation in B-meson decays as well as the main experiments that have led to our current knowledge of mass-squared differences and mixing angles for neutrinos. Exploring a new era in particle physics, this edition discusses the exciting discovery of a boson with properties consistent with those of the Standard Model Higgs boson. It also updates many other topics, including jet algorithms, lattice QCD, effective Lagrangians, and three-generation quark mixing and the CKM matrix. This revised and updated edition provides a self-contained pedagogical treatment of the subject, from relativistic quantum mechanics to the frontiers of the Standard Model. For each theory, the authors discuss the main conceptual points, detail many practical calculations of physical quantities from first principles, and compare these quantitative predictions with experimental results, helping readers improve both their calculation skills and physical insight.

Fundamental Physics, Selected Topics On High Energy And Astroparticle Physics - Proceedings Of The 25th International Winter Meeting

Fundamental Physics, Selected Topics On High Energy And Astroparticle Physics - Proceedings Of The 25th International Winter Meeting
Author: M Aguilar-benitez
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1998-08-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814544531

This book contains review talks on many current topics in high energy particle physics and astroparticle physics, such as the status of precision tests of the Standard Model, tau and B physics at LEP, precision tests of QCD at LEP, WW physics and searches at LEP-2, heavy quark physics at the Tevatron collider, QCD studies at HERA, very high energy gamma astronomy, physics prospects at the LHC, physics prospects at linear colliders, and others. It also contains short status reports on several approved or planned experiments, namely DIRAC, HERA-B, AMS and ANTARES.

A Modern Introduction to Particle Physics

A Modern Introduction to Particle Physics
Author: Fayyazuddin
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 754
Release: 2000
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789810238766

In this second edition, many chapters (e.g. on electroweak unification) have been revised to bring them up to date. In particular, the chapters neutrino physics, particle mixing and CP violation and weak decays of heavy flavors have beer rewritten incorporating new material and new data. The heavy quark effective theory has been included.