Cosmo-97 - Proceedings Of The First International Workshop On Particle Physics And The Early Universe

Cosmo-97 - Proceedings Of The First International Workshop On Particle Physics And The Early Universe
Author: Leszek Roszkowski
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 603
Release: 1998-09-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9814536806

Deciphering the script for the Big Bang has now become a joint effort of particle physicists and cosmologists. The origin and first moments of the early Universe were determined by the same fundamental processes which are studied in terrestrial accelerators and whose traces from the early Universe can be seen in astrophysical observations. It is now almost universally accepted that most of the debris left over from the Big Bang is likely to be in the form of particle dark matter. Identifying its nature and measuring its abundance in the Universe have become major goals of theorists and experimentalists alike. This volume reviews the progress made at the frontiers of research in these rapidly expanding fields. A broad range of topics, from inflation to primordial black holes to physics at the Planck era, and to dark matter and neutrinos — both reviews and reports on the most recent advances — is presented by leaders in the field.

COSMO-98: Second International Workshop on Particle Physics and the Early Universe

COSMO-98: Second International Workshop on Particle Physics and the Early Universe
Author: David O. Caldwell
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
Total Pages: 502
Release: 1999-08-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781563968532

COSMO 98 facilitated the interaction among particle physicists, cosmologists, and astronomers, so that advances in understanding the smallest domain of sub-nuclear physics and of the largest reaches of the universe could each affect the other area. This interplay has produced remarkable progress, but it has also exposed interesting conflicts which should lead to further progress.

The Particle at the End of the Universe

The Particle at the End of the Universe
Author: Sean Carroll
Publisher: Dutton
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2013-08-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0142180300

"The Higgs boson ... is the key to understanding why mass exists and how atoms are possible. After billions of dollars and decades of effort by more than six thousand researchers at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland--a doorway is opening into the mind-boggling world of dark matter and beyond. Caltech physicist and acclaimed writer Sean Carroll explains both the importance of the Higgs boson and the ultimately human story behind the greatest scientific achievement of our time"--Publisher

Cosmo-99 - Proceedings Of The Third International Workshop On Particle Physics And The Early Universe

Cosmo-99 - Proceedings Of The Third International Workshop On Particle Physics And The Early Universe
Author: Umberto Gollini Cotti
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2000-09-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814492175

This volume presents the newest results and developments in the fast-moving field of astroparticle physics. The following topics are covered: dark matter, baryogenesis, neutrino physics and astrophysics, inflation, topological defects, cosmic ray physics and cosmological implications of grand unification, supersymmetry, superstrings and extra dimensions.

Beam Line

Beam Line
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1998
Genre: Particle beams
ISBN:

Neutrinos

Neutrinos
Author: Arnold S. Lavro
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2002
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781590333365

Neutrinos are one of the most abundant particles in the universe. Because they have very little interaction with matter, however, they are incredibly difficult to detect. Neutrinos are similar to the more familiar electron, with one crucial difference: neutrinos do not carry electric charge. Because neutrinos are electrically neutral, they are not affected by the electromagnetic forces which act on electrons. Three types of neutrinos are known. Each type or 'flavour' of neutrino is related to a charged particle (which gives the corresponding neutrino its name). Hence, the 'electron neutrino' is associated with the electron, and two other neutrinos are associated with heavier versions of the electron called the muon and the tau. The book presents citations from the literature for the last three years from the journal literature and the existent book literature. Access is provided by subject, author and title indexes.

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on General Relativity & Gravitation

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on General Relativity & Gravitation
Author: Nigel Bishop
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2002
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9812381716

The 16th conference of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR16), held at the International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa, from 15 to 21 July, was attended by 450 delegates from around the world. The scientific programme comprised 18 plenary lectures, 1 public lecture and 19 workshops which, excepting 3 plenary lectures, are presented in this proceedings. It was the first major international conference on general relativity and gravitation held on the African continent.

Non-accelerator Particle Physics: Proceedings Of The International Conference

Non-accelerator Particle Physics: Proceedings Of The International Conference
Author: R Cowsik
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 591
Release: 1995-08-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9814550663

This international conference focussed on several exciting frontier areas of particle physics at energy scales not realizable in terrestrial accelerators and their significance in the fields of astrophysics and cosmology. The topics discussed included physics beyond the standard model, violations of discrete symmetries, neutrino physics, neutrino astronomy, experimental detection of dark matter, gravitation and feebler new forces, cosmic rays, etc. Some of the highlights are the latest results from the Kamiokande neutrino detector and status reports on experimental facilities under commission to detect solar and atmospheric neutrinos, WIMP's and dark matter candidates.