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Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
This book covers a very broad spectrum of experimental and theoretical activity in particle physics, from the searches for the Higgs boson and physics beyond the Standard Model, to detailed studies of Quantum Chromodynamics, the B-physics sectors and the properties of hadronic matter at high energy...
Principles of Physics
From Quantum Field Theory to Classical Mechanics
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
This book starts from a set of common basic principles to establish the basic formalisms of all disciplines of fundamental physics, including quantum field theory, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, general relativity, electromagnetism, and classical mechanics. Instead of the...
Fundamentals of Ionized Gases
Basic Topics in Plasma Physics
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
A comprehensive and readily accessible work for studying the physics of ionized gases, based on "Physics of Ionized Gases".
The focus remains on fundamentals rather than on the details required for interesting but difficult applications, such as magnetic confinement fusion, or the phenomena...
by Brian R. Martin, Graham Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
An accessible and carefully structured introduction to Particle Physics, including important coverage of the Higgs Boson and recent progress in neutrino physics.
Fourth edition of this successful title in the Manchester Physics series
Includes information on recent key discoveries including:...
Astroparticle, Particle, Space Physics and Detectors for Physics Applications
Proceedings of the 14th ICATPP Conference
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014
The exploration of the subnuclear world is done through increasingly complex experiments covering a wide range of energy and performed in a large variety of environments ranging from particle accelerators, underground detectors to satellites and the space laboratory. The achievement of these research...
by Ugo Amaldi
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2014
Rather than focusing on the contributions of theoretical physicists to the understanding of the subatomic world and of the beginning of the universe - as most popular science books on particle physics do - this book is different in that, firstly, the main focus is on machine inventors and builders...
by Lars Brink, Lay Nam Chang, Moo-Young Han;Kok Khoo Phua
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
We have lost one of the giants of the twentieth century physics when Yoichiro Nambu passed away in July, 2015, at the age of 94.
Today's Standard Model, though still incomplete in many respects, is the culmination of the most successful theory of the Universe to date, and it is built upon foundations...
The State of the Art of Neutrino Physics
A Tutorial for Graduate Students and Young Researchers
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
The neutrino is the most fascinating elementary particle due to its elusive nature and outstanding properties that have attracted the interest of generations of physicists since 1930, when it was first postulated by Wolfgang Pauli as a "desperate remedy" to explain the apparent energy violation...
Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics
The 1986 Dirac Memorial Lectures
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 1999
Perhaps the two most important conceptual breakthroughs in twentieth century physics are relativity and quantum mechanics. Developing a theory that combines the two seamlessly is a difficult and ongoing challenge. This accessible book contains intriguing explorations of this theme by the distinguished...
Relativistic Quantum Physics
From Advanced Quantum Mechanics to Introductory Quantum Field Theory
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
Quantum physics and special relativity theory were two of the greatest breakthroughs in physics during the twentieth century and contributed to paradigm shifts in physics. This book combines these two discoveries to provide a complete description of the fundamentals of relativistic quantum physics,...
Journeys Through the Precision Frontier: Amplitudes for Colliders
TASI 2014Proceedings of the 2014 Theoretical Advanced Study Institute in Elementary Particle Physics
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
This volume is a compilation of the lectures at TASI 2014. The coverage focuses on modern calculational techniques for scattering amplitudes, and on the phenomenology of QCD in hadronic collisions. Introductions to flavor physics, dark matter, and physics beyond the Standard Model are also provided....
Feynman Lectures Simplified 1A
Basics of Physics & Newton's Laws
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2014
As a Caltech undergraduate, I had the amazing opportunity to learn physics directly from the greatest scientist of our age. He had an uncanny ability to unravel the most complex mysteries, reveal the key underlying principles, and provide a profound understanding of nature. His style and enthusiasm...
Advances in Atomic Physics
An Overview
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2011
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the spectacular advances seen in atomic physics during the last 50 years. The authors explain how such progress was possible by highlighting connections between developments that occurred at different times. They discuss the new perspectives and the new...
by Walter D. van Suijlekom
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
This book provides an introduction to noncommutative geometry and presents a number of its recent applications to particle physics. It is intended for graduate students in mathematics/theoretical physics who are new to the field of noncommutative geometry, as well as for researchers in mathematics/theoretical...