Introducing Particle Physics
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Author | : Tom Whyntie |
Publisher | : Icon Books |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2014-06-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1848317646 |
What really happens at the most fundamental levels of nature? Introducing Particle Physics explores the very frontiers of our knowledge, even showing how particle physicists are now using theory and experiment to probe our very concept of what is real. From the earliest history of the atomic theory through to supersymmetry, micro-black holes, dark matter, the Higgs boson, and the possibly mythical graviton, practising physicist and CERN contributor Tom Whyntie gives us a mind-expanding tour of cutting-edge science. Featuring brilliant illustrations from Oliver Pugh, Introducing Particle Physics is a unique tour through the most astonishing and challenging science being undertaken today.
Author | : Frank Close |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2023-11-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 019287375X |
Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe.
Author | : W. N. Cottingham |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2001-02-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521657334 |
A clear and concise introduction to nuclear physics suitable for a core undergraduate physics course.
Author | : Robert Mann |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 2011-07-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1439887608 |
An Introduction to the Standard Model of Particle Physics familiarizes readers with what is considered tested and accepted and in so doing, gives them a grounding in particle physics in general. Whenever possible, Dr. Mann takes an historical approach showing how the model is linked to the physics that most of us have learned in less challenging areas. Dr. Mann reviews special relativity and classical mechanics, symmetries, conservation laws, and particle classification; then working from the tested paradigm of the model itself, he: Describes the Standard Model in terms of its electromagnetic, strong, and weak components Explores the experimental tools and methods of particle physics Introduces Feynman diagrams, wave equations, and gauge invariance, building up to the theory of Quantum Electrodynamics Describes the theories of the Strong and Electroweak interactions Uncovers frontier areas and explores what might lie beyond our current concepts of the subatomic world Those who work through the material will develop a solid command of the basics of particle physics. The book does require a knowledge of special relativity, quantum mechanics, and electromagnetism, but most importantly it requires a hunger to understand at the most fundamental level: why things exist and how it is that anything happens. This book will prepare students and others for further study, but most importantly it will prepare them to open their minds to the mysteries that lie ahead. Ultimately, the Large Hadron Collider may prove the model correct, helping so many realize their greatest dreams ... or it might poke holes in the model, leaving us to wonder an even more exciting possibility: that the answers lie in possibilities so unique that we have not even dreamt of them.
Author | : Andrew J. Larkoski |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 509 |
Release | : 2019-05-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1108496989 |
Introduces the fundamentals of particle physics with a focus on modern developments and an intuitive physical interpretation of results.
Author | : Donald H. Perkins |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 2000-04-13 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1139643371 |
This highly-regarded text provides a comprehensive introduction to modern particle physics. Extensively rewritten and updated, this 4th edition includes developments in elementary particle physics, as well as its connections with cosmology and astrophysics. As in previous editions, the balance between experiment and theory is continually emphasised. The stress is on the phenomenological approach and basic theoretical concepts rather than rigorous mathematical detail. Short descriptions are given of some of the key experiments in the field, and how they have influenced our thinking. Although most of the material is presented in the context of the Standard Model of quarks and leptons, the shortcomings of this model and new physics beyond its compass (such as supersymmetry, neutrino mass and oscillations, GUTs and superstrings) are also discussed. The text includes many problems and a detailed and annotated further reading list.
Author | : Robert Purdy |
Publisher | : Mercury Learning and Information |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2017-12-21 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1683921437 |
This book is designed as a brief introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the matter in our universe. Numerous examples, figures, and simple explanations enable general readers and physics students to understand complex concepts related to the universe. Selected topics include atoms, quarks, accelerators, detectors, colliders, string theory, and more.
Author | : Richard Clinton Fernow |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 2023-01-31 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1009290088 |
This 1986 book, reissued as OA, gives a balanced overview of the most important topics in experimental particle physics.
Author | : Mark Thomson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 825 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Particles (Nuclear physics) |
ISBN | : 1107289777 |
"Unique in its coverage of all aspects of modern particle physics, this textbook provides a clear connection between the theory and recent experimental results, including the discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN. It provides a comprehensive and self-contained description of the Standard Model of particle physics suitable for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students studying experimental particle physics. Physical theory is introduced in a straightforward manner with full mathematical derivations throughout. Fully-worked examples enable students to link the mathematical theory to results from modern particle physics experiments. End-of-chapter exercises, graded by difficulty, provide students with a deeper understanding of the subject. Online resources available at www.cambridge.org/MPP feature password-protected fully-worked solutions to problems for instructors, numerical solutions and hints to the problems for students and PowerPoint slides and JPEGs of figures from the book"--
Author | : Ashok Das |
Publisher | : World Scientific |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2003-12-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9814483338 |
The original edition of Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics was used with great success for single-semester courses on nuclear and particle physics offered by American and Canadian universities at the undergraduate level. It was also translated into German, and used overseas. Being less formal but well-written, this book is a good vehicle for learning the more intuitive rather than formal aspects of the subject. It is therefore of value to scientists with a minimal background in quantum mechanics, but is sufficiently substantive to have been recommended for graduate students interested in the fields covered in the text.In the second edition, the material begins with an exceptionally clear development of Rutherford scattering and, in the four following chapters, discusses sundry phenomenological issues concerning nuclear properties and structure, and general applications of radioactivity and of the nuclear force. This is followed by two chapters dealing with interactions of particles in matter, and how these characteristics are used to detect and identify such particles. A chapter on accelerators rounds out the experimental aspects of the field. The final seven chapters deal with elementary-particle phenomena, both before and after the realization of the Standard Model. This is interspersed with discussion of symmetries in classical physics and in the quantum domain, bringing into full focus the issues concerning CP violation, isotopic spin, and other symmetries. The final three chapters are devoted to the Standard Model and to possibly new physics beyond it, emphasizing unification of forces, supersymmetry, and other exciting areas of current research.The book contains several appendices on related subjects, such as special relativity, the nature of symmetry groups, etc. There are also many examples and problems in the text that are of value in gauging the reader's understanding of the material.