{"title":"Particle and high-energy physics Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"why-the-universe-exists-how-particle-physics-unlocks-the-secrets-of-everything-9781529381931","title":"Why the Universe Exists: How particle physics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs you read this, billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body, antimatter is sprouting from your dinner and the core of your being is a chaotic mess of particles known only as quarks and gluons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf the recent discovery of the Higgs boson piqued your interest, then \u003ci\u003eWhy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Universe Exists\u003c\/i\u003e will take you deeper into the world of particle physics, with leading physicists and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e exploring how the universe functions at the smallest scales.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFind out about hunt for dark matter and why there is something rather than nothing. 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Peter Higgs posited the existence an almost infinitely tiny particle - today known as the Higgs boson - which is the key to understanding why particles have mass, and but for which atoms and molecules could not exist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor nearly 50 years afterwards, some of the largest projects in experimental physics sought to demonstrate the physical existence of the boson which Higgs had proposed. Sensationally, confirmation came in July 2012 at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva. The following year Higgs was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. One of the least-known giants of science, he is the only person in history to have had a single par\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ethorough and fascinating ... 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Without the Higgs there would be no atoms or people or planets or stars or anything except restless particles zipping through space in splendid isolation. \u003cb\u003eClose, a particle physicist who has served as head of communications and public education at \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCern, is an excellent guide to the knotty science of that story, as well as what we do know about the mysterious man himself.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ananyo Bhattacharya * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ea clear, vivid and occasionally even beautiful portrait of a scientific breakthrough: the tale of how a relatively obscure Scotland-based physicist developed a stunning theory, one that would help illuminate the invisible, particulate web that holds our universe together\u003c\/b\u003e -- Deborah Blum * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ea five star book - it reaches parts other books on the Higgs have failed to reach and Frank Close does a brilliant job\u003c\/b\u003e -- Brian Clegg * Popular Science *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating biography of an elusive particle and the equally elusive man who predicted its existence half a century before it was found. If the Higgs boson is the God particle then I feel I have glimpsed the mind of its creator.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jim Al-Khalili\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClose tells the intertwined stories of Higgs's life and the discovery of the Higgs boson with the aid of a deep understanding of the physics involved and the benefit of many meetings with Higgs himself. There have been other books on the same theme, but this is far and away the best. \u003c\/b\u003eWhere Close excels is in explaining the fundamental principles of particle physics in language anyone likely to pick up this book will understand. ... \u003ci\u003eElusive\u003c\/i\u003e works as a biography of Peter Higgs, as an account of one of the greatest intellectual advances in human history and, best of all, as an answer to anyone who asks why we should bother to carry out experiments like those performed at CERN. Buy it. -- John Gribbin * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eClose is among today's best writers on the history of quantum mechanics -- Economist\u003cbr\u003eParticular brilliance ... This accessible account tells the story of the quest, and of the man who made it possible * BBC History Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ereveals the sheer complexity, detail and dazzling precision that, for the scientist, constitutes 'beauty in nature'. Close maintains a strong narrative line - we are watching and waiting throughout for the Higgs boson to be identified.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sue Roe * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA perfect marriage of subject and writer. With verve, insight, and rigor, Frank Close beautifully illuminates the life and times of one of physics' great, unheralded giants. \u003ci\u003eElusive \u003c\/i\u003eis a triumph of a book, and one worthy of its subject's extraordinary contributions.\u003c\/b\u003e -- bestselling author of The Founders * Jimmy Soni *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElusive \u003c\/i\u003eis both a deep, exciting intellectual history and an elegantly told portrait of a quiet man whose 'one great idea' changed modern physics forever. Close marries the exotic details of contemporary particle physics theory with the very human aspects of how that theory came to be. An enlightening read from one of our very best writers and practitioners of physics.\u003c\/b\u003e -- author of The Last Man Who Knew Everything * David N. Schwartz *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich, compelling, and surprising. Fundamental physics can be equal parts awe-inspiring and head-spinning, and Close masterfully captures those qualities in this deeply satisfying tale of Peter Higgs's convoluted, and very human, journey through life and science.\u003c\/b\u003e -- author of The Ascent of Information * Caleb Scharf *\u003cbr\u003ebeautifully, engagingly written ... I was reassured by the characteristic wisdom and honesty of Close's judgement that, while the discovery of the Higgs particle completes the Standard Model of the atom, \"Internal completeness is a mathematical requirement, whereas describing the world around us is the demand of natural philosophy\". That sentence alone makes \u003ci\u003eElusive \u003c\/i\u003emy book of the year. -- Raymond Tallis * Times Literary Supplement Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eFrank Close is probably the perfect person to tell the tale of Higgs and his boson. A serious physicist himself, he is also an exceptional author - and, unlike with most authors, his subject actually occasionally speaks to him. -- Tom Whipple * Times Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003ethe first full biography of Higgs ... focuses just as much on Higgs the particle as he does on Higgs the scientist, and the physics concepts he explores can be daunting. But this excellent book is well worth the effort. -- Mike Perricone * Symmetry Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eA compelling account of the long search for the Higgs boson -- Books of the Year * Economist *\u003cbr\u003eBecause there would be no atoms or molecules without the intervention of the Higgs field, our very existence is a consequence of its reality ... a compulsive read. Besides explaining the physics and exploring the many personalities involved, it also conveys the excitement of physics research, the missed opportunities, the happy coincidences, the false trails, the social networks, the collaborations and professional rivalries. 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Along with standard topics like Feynman diagrams, the book discusses effective lagrangians, renormalization group equations, the path integral formulation, spontaneous symmetry breaking and non-abelian gauge theories. The inclusion of more advanced topics will also make this a most useful book for graduate students and researchers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author gives a nice conceptual discussion of divergences in loop amplitudes, the need to renormalize, and how both renormalization group...he manages to convery the main ideas without getting lost in technical details. * Physics Today *\u003cbr\u003eAll in all, Maggiore's approach is precisely the one that should be taken in an undergraduate course: Introduce the \"big\" ideas and leave the computational and thornier technical details for subsequent courses. * Physics Today *\u003cbr\u003eA Modern Introduction to Quantum Field Theory provides useful information. 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Particle physics describes all matter found on Earth, in stars and all galaxies but it also tries to go beyond what is known to describe dark matter, a form of matter five times more prevalent than the known, regular matter. How do we know this mysterious dark matter exists and is there a chance it will be discovered soon? About sixty countries contributed to the construction of the gigantic Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN and its immense detectors. Dive in to discover how international teams of researchers work together to push scientific knowledge forward.Here is a book written for every person who wishes to learn a little more about particle physics, without requiring prior scientific knowledge. It starts from the basics to build a solid understanding of current research in particle physics. A good dose of curiosity is all one will need to discover a whole world that spans from the infinitesimally small and stretches to the infinitely large, and where imminent discoveries could mark the dawn of a huge revolution in the current conception of the material world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA great general interest primer with a surprising and welcome feminist focus -- Most highly recommended. * Times Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003eI am giving this book four stars for its interesting insider content and particularly its insight into the way that the LHC is used that I have never seen elsewhere ... it's a book that's well worth reading if you have interest in this most fundamental of physical explorations. * Brian Clegg, Popular Science *\u003cbr\u003ePauline Gagnon tells the wonderful scientific adventure of CERN that led to confirming the existence of the Higgs boson and that should bring a revolution in physics in elucidating big enigmas in the coming years such as the mystery of dark matter or the disappearance of antimatter. * Pauline Gravel, science writer, Le Devoir newspaper, Montreal *\u003cbr\u003ePauline Gagnon's book is a wonderfully detailed and comprehensive look at how scientists have pieced together our best understanding of the natural world, from accelerators to cosmology. If you want to know how particle physicists really work and think, this is a great place to start. * Sean Carroll, author of The Particle at the End of the Universe *\u003cbr\u003eI am fascinated. You should read it too; everybody can read it and understand it. Madame Gagnon has a knack for finding very efficient images to make us understand extremely complex phenomena. * Catherine Perrin, host of Médium Large on Radio-Canada *\u003cbr\u003ePauline Gagnon is an inside-woman of the particle-physics world — and this excellent book shows just that. The comprehensive account of where particle physics stands today is peppered by colourful metaphors that make even the most complex concepts accessible to everyone. On top of that, Gagnon gives the reader a glimpse into the inner workings of CERN and thoroughly describes how its huge international collaborations actually make new discoveries. This is a book that admirably delivers on the promise of taking the general reader seriously and a timely must-read if you want to get up to speed with Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider. * Leonie Mueck, Senior Editor, Nature *\u003cbr\u003eDuring the two-year search for Higgs in the LHC, Dr. Gagnon's lively and insightful blog was a key source for those outside the physics community who needed to keep track of the process and have it explained in layperson' terms. 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It is an idea long beloved of science-fiction stories--but here, renowned science writer Frank Close shows that the reality of antimatter is even more fascinating than the fiction itself. We know that once, antimatter and matter existed in perfect counterbalance, and that antimatter then perpetrated a vanishing act on a cosmic scale that remains one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. Today, antimatter does not exist normally, at least on Earth, but we know that it is real for scientists are now able to make small pieces of it in particle accelerators, such as that at CERN in Geneva. Looking at the remarkable prediction of antimatter and how it grew from the meeting point of relativity and quantum theory in the early 20th century, at the discovery of the first antiparticles, at cosmic rays, annihilation, antimatter bombs, and antiworlds, Close separates the facts from the fiction about antimatter, and explains how its existence can give us profound clues about the origins and structure of the universe.Oxford Landmark Science books are ''must-read'' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview from previous edition To miss out on books like this is to miss out on a grasp of the astounding nature of the universe, * Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThe book does not overburden the reader with dense technical details or equations, it rather offers an accessible, elegant, thought-provoking and up-to-date overview on the subject, representing a great resource filled with vital information on antimatter for the science and the science-fiction lovers. * Eric Howard, Contemporary Physics *\u003cbr\u003eThis compact book is a wonderful source of information on antimatter and offers us a meticulously researched account of the nature, properties and applications of the often overlooked entities in the fantastic antiworld around us. * Chemistry World *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a must-read for fans of science and science fiction alike * John Gribbin, www.bbcfocusmagazine.com *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written... 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All these topics and more are explained fully, but using only elementary mathematics. Each chapter is followed by exercises and a short list of references. This book is meant for beginning college students as well as advanced high school students, and can be used as a text for a one-semester course at the undergraduate level. It can also be useful for those who want to learn some of the fascinating recent and ongoing developments in areas related to the foundations of quantum mechanics and its applications to areas like quantum communication and quantum computing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe real attraction of Zubairy's book, which I think makes it unique, is the immensely readable introduction to the modern applications of quantum mechanics that derive from entanglement, such as quantum communication and computing, action at a distance, quantum encryption, Bell inequalities and all that. For someone, who has been used to employ quantum mechanics as the standard tool for the time-honored applications mentioned above, this is a wonderful book to update his or her understandings of these developments, which have pushed the foundations and the mystery of quantum mechanics again to the forefront of physics research. The book reminds one a lot of Feynman's approach to teaching quantum mechanics to undergraduates. It will make all these recent developments accessible to first-year students. It may persuade many a young student to personally partake in this exciting field of research. * Wilhelm Becker, Max Born Institute Berlin *\u003cbr\u003eThe objectives of this book are two-fold. On one hand, the foundation of quantum mechanics and the laws of quantum theory are discussed. On the other hand, novel applications of these ideas to modern and evolving fields of quantum communication and quantum computing are presented, with as little mathematics as possible. The target audience is clearly undergraduate students in physics. But anyone curious about contemporary subjects in quantum physics (cryptography, teleportation, computing) will profit from reading this book. * Christian Brosseau, Optics and Photonics News *\u003cbr\u003eThe illustrations and brief explanations are wonderfully easy to think about, and compact and accurate. A freshman student might not actually \"learn\" QM from taking a course based on this book, but he\/she would be excellently prepared to go into it in a serious way at the next level, without distortions or mistaken impressions conveyed by a weaker text. The book is a true success. * Center for Coherence and Quantum Optics, University of Rochester *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: What is this book about? 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So exactly what is this particle? Why does it matter so much? What does it tell us about the Universe? Did the discovery announced on 4 July 2012 finish the search? And was finding it really worth all the effort?The short answer is yes. The Higgs field is proposed as the way in which particles gain mass - a fundamental property of matter. It''s the strongest indicator yet that the Standard Model of physics really does reflect the basic building blocks of our Universe. Little wonder the hunt and discovery of this new particle produced such intense media interest.Here, Jim Baggott explains the science behind the discovery, looking at how the concept of a Higgs field was invented, how the vast experiment was carried out, and its implications on our understanding of all mass in the Universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thorough and readable explanation of the lengthy hunt for the Higgs boson and why its discovery last year is so important. * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003eHiggs helps put Higgs' contribution in context ... It's a book I imagine the reticent Higgs would approve of. * Jessica Griggs, New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003ea tendency towards brevity and clarity make for a handy guide to the long hunt for an elusive quarry. * Nature *\u003cbr\u003eHiggs is an impressive volume, clarifying details, making the concepts that have been in dispute for years finally lucid ... Higgs drills deep under your skin, constantly ferreting out new vistas, easily escaping our eyes. Baggott brings these-and more-together to form a solid concept of the God Particle effort-read it. * San Francisco Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE; PROLOGUE: FORM AND SUBSTANCE; 1. INVENTION; 2. 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The central aim of this textbook, therefore, is to offer a detailed introduction to quantum theory that covers both physical and information-theoretic aspects, with a particular focus on the concept of entanglement and its characteristics, variants, and applications. 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Linear Polarization Gradient Cooling.- 8.2.1 Light Shifts.- 8.2.2 Origin of the Damping Force.- 8.3 Magnetically Induced Laser Cooling.- 8.4 ?+-?- Polarization Gradient Cooling.- 8.5 Theory of Sub-Doppler Laser Cooling.- 8.6 Optical Molasses in Three Dimensions.- 8.7 The Limits of Laser Cooling.- 8.7.1 The Recoil Limit.- 8.7.2 Cooling Below the Recoil Limit.- 8.8 Sisyphus Cooling.- 8.9 Cooling in a Strong Magnetic Field.- 8.10 VSR and Polarization Gradients.- 9 The Dipole Force.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Evanescent Waves.- 9.3 Dipole Force in a Standing Wave: Optical Molasses at High Intensity.- 9.4 Atomic Motion Controlled by Two Frequencies.- 9.4.1 Introduction.- 9.4.2 Rectification of the Dipole Force.- 9.4.3 The Bichromatic Force.- 9.4.4 Beam Collimation and Slowing.- 10 Magnetic Trapping of Neutral Atoms.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Magnetic Traps.- 10.3 Classical Motion of Atoms in a Magnetic Quadrupole Trap.- 10.3.1 Simple Picture of Classical Motion in a Trap.- 10.3.2 Numerical Calculations of the Orbits.- 10.3.3 Early Experiments with Classical Motion.- 10.4 Quantum Motion in a Trap.- 10.4.1 Heuristic Calculations of the Quantum Motion of Magnetically Trapped Atoms.- 10.4.2 Three-Dimensional Quantum Calculations.- 10.4.3 Experiments in the Quantum Domain.- 11 Optical Traps for Neutral Atoms.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Dipole Force Optical Traps.- 11.2.1 Single-Beam Optical Traps for Two-Level Atoms.- 11.2.2 Hybrid Dipole Radiative Trap.- 11.2.3 Blue Detuned Optical Traps.- 11.2.4 Microscopic Optical Traps.- 11.3 Radiation Pressure Traps.- 11.4 Magneto-Optical Traps.- 11.4.1 Introduction.- 11.4.2 Cooling and Compressing Atoms in a MOT.- 11.4.3 Capturing Atoms in a MOT.- 11.4.4 Variations on the MOT Technique.- 12 Evaporative Cooling.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 Basic Assumptions.- 12.3 The Simple Model.- 12.4 Speed and Limits of Evaporative Cooling.- 12.4.1 Boltzmann Equation.- 12.4.2 Speed of Evaporation.- 12.4.3 Limiting Temperature.- 12.5 Experimental Results.- III Applications.- 13 Newtonian Atom Optics and its Applications.- 13.1 Introduction.- 13.2 Atom Mirrors.- 13.3 Atom Lenses.- 13.3.1 Magnetic Lenses.- 13.3.2 Optical Atom Lenses.- 13.4 Atomic Fountain.- 13.5 Application to Atomic Beam Brightening.- 13.5.1 Introduction.- 13.5.2 Beam-Brightening Experiments.- 13.5.3 High-Brightness Metastable Beams.- 13.6 Application to Nanofabrication.- 13.7 Applications to Atomic Clocks.- 13.7.1 Introduction.- 13.7.2 Atomic Fountain Clocks.- 13.8 Application to Ion Traps.- 13.9 Application to Non-Linear Optics.- 14 Ultra-cold Collisions.- 14.1 Introduction.- 14.2 Potential Scattering.- 14.3 Ground-state Collisions.- 14.4 Excited-state Collisions.- 14.4.1 Trap Loss Collisions.- 14.4.2 Optical Collisions.- 14.4.3 Photo-Associative Spectroscopy.- 14.5 Collisions Involving Rydberg States.- 15 deBroglie Wave Optics.- 15.1 Introduction.- 15.2 Gratings.- 15.3 Beam Splitters.- 15.4 Sources.- 15.5 Mirrors.- 15.6 Atom Polarizers.- 15.7 Application to Atom Interferometry.- 16 Optical Lattices.- 16.1 Introduction.- 16.2 Laser Arrangements for Optical Lattices.- 16.3 Quantum States of Motion.- 16.4 Band Structure in Optical Lattices.- 16.5 Quantum View of Laser Cooling.- 17 Bose-Einstein Condensation.- 17.1 Introduction.- 17.2 The Pathway to BEC.- 17.3 Experiments.- 17.3.1 Observation of BEC.- 17.3.2 First-Order Coherence Experiments in BEC.- 17.3.3 Higher-Order Coherence Effects in BEC.- 17.3.4 Other Experiments.- 18 Dark States.- 18.1 Introduction.- 18.2 VSCPT in Two-Level Atoms.- 18.3 VSCPT in Real Atoms.- 18.3.1 Circularly Polarized Light.- 18.3.2 Linearly Polarized Light.- 18.4 VSCPT at Momenta Higher Than ±hk.- 18.5 VSCPT and Bragg Reflection.- 18.6 Entangled States.- IV Appendices.- A Notation and Definitions.- B Review Articles and Books on Laser Cooling.- C Characteristic Data.- D Transition Strengths.- References.","brand":"Springer-Verlag New York Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733728342359,"sku":"9780387987286","price":53.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780387987286.jpg?v=1791459042"},{"product_id":"higgs-force-cosmic-symmetry-shattered-9780957274617","title":"Higgs Force Cosmic Symmetry Shattered","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Virtual Image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737915044183,"sku":"9780957274617","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780957274617.jpg?v=1791378852"},{"product_id":"quantum-phases-of-matter-9781009212694","title":"Quantum Phases of Matter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis modern text describes the exciting developments in many-particle quantum entanglement in matter. Its unified and pedagogical treatment of the topic makes it ideal for graduate students and researchers working in condensed matter physics, particle physics, and mathematical physics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A visionary, provocative, and thoughtful text: Sachdev's narrative ties his intellectual motivation to a set of striking emergent phenomena observed in experiments on well-characterized quantum materials and devices. It explores modern topics from a systematic and unified perspective based on effective field theories. The derivations give plenty of intuitive guidance to make the physical meaning of each transformation transparent for student or expert. The author covers a broad swath of the intellectual framework that underlies many of the most interesting contemporary developments in condensed matter theory.' 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This new book skilfully takes the reader on an exhilarating, yet pedagogical tour of quantum condensed matter, from the basic to the most advanced frontier topics of current research. Theorists - from students to faculty - will be eager to dig into this masterpiece, to learn the secrets of the trade from its master.' Leo Radzihovsky, University of Colorado, Boulder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; 1. Survey of experiments; Part I: Background: 2. Fermi liquid theory; 3. Dilute Bose gas; 4. BCS theory of superconductivity; 5. Broken symmetry and superfluidity; 6. Landau–Ginzburg theory; 7. Vortices in superfluids; 8. Boson Hubbard model; 9. Electron Hubbard model; 10. Relativistic scalar field: diagrams; 11. Relativistic scalar field: correlation functions; 12. Fermions and bosons; Part II. Fractionalization and Emergent Gauge Fields I: 13. Introduction to gapped spin liquids; 14. Fractionalization in the XY model in 2+1 dimensions; 15. Theory of gapped Z2 spin liquids; 16. Z2 gauge theory; 17. Chern–Simons gauge theories; Part III. Band Topology: 18. Berry phases and Chern numbers; 19. Integer quantum Hall states; 20. Topological insulators and superconductors; Part IV. Fractionalization and Emergent Gauge Fields II: 21. Parton theories; 22. The chiral spin liquid; 23. Non-Abelian Ising anyons; 24. Fractional quantum hall states; 25. Dualities of XY models and U(1) gauge theories; 26. Applications of dualities to spin liquids; 27. Boson–fermion and fermion–fermion dualities; 28. Gapless spin liquids; Part V. Correlated Metals: 29. Kondo impurity model; 30. The heavy Fermi liquid; 31. The fractionalized Fermi liquid; 32. SYK models; 33. Random quantum spin liquids and spin glasses; 34. Fermi surfaces without quasiparticles; Appendix A. coherent state path integral; Appendix B. Grassman path integral; Appendix C. From spin Berry phases to background gauge charges; Appendix D. Emergent Z2 gauge theories; References; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738018853207,"sku":"9781009212694","price":47.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781009212694.jpg?v=1723811682"},{"product_id":"modern-elementary-particle-physics-explaining-and-extending-the-standard-model-9781107165083","title":"Modern Elementary Particle Physics Explaining and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is written for students and scientists wanting to learn about the Standard Model of particle physics. Only an introductory course knowledge about quantum theory is needed. The text provides a pedagogical description of the theory, and incorporates the recent Higgs boson and top quark discoveries. With its clear and engaging style, this new edition retains its essential simplicity. Long and detailed calculations are replaced by simple approximate ones. It includes introductions to accelerators, colliders, and detectors, and several main experimental tests of the Standard Model are explained. Descriptions of some well-motivated extensions of the Standard Model prepare the reader for new developments. It emphasizes the concepts of gauge theories and Higgs physics, electroweak unification and symmetry breaking, and how force strengths vary with energy, providing a solid foundation for those working in the field, and for those who simply want to learn about the Standard Model.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This updated version of the classic textbook serves as a concise and approachable introduction to the foundations of modern particle physics. After covering the basics of the Standard Model and the recently discovered Higgs boson, Kane continues introducing key topics in beyond the Standard Model physics, including Dark Matter and Supersymmetry. Kane is world renowned for his research as a particle physicist, and here he has written a modern and up-to-date introduction to the subject that will be valued by both the first-time student and the experienced researcher.' Scott Watson, Syracuse University, New York\u003cbr\u003e'Kane's enthusiasm for particle physics and the standard model that encompasses current understanding of the field shines throughout. His book follows a conceptual rather than historical trajectory, beginning with particles and units and continuing with symmetry and gauge theories into consideration of accelerators and evaluations of experimental results. The final chapters examine what physicists may find (if anything) beyond the standard model, including topics such as grand unification, dark matter, and supersymmetry. Several appendixes provide a deeper dive into the mathematical aspects of the theory (group theory and relativistic mechanics, to mention two). A sufficient amount of mathematics is included to move the book beyond a popular account of the standard model without putting it beyond reach of first-year graduate students. The work's length (just over 200 pages) will make it attractive to interested specialists from other fields and to professors teaching introductory courses in particle physics.' 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The current-current theory of the weak interactions; 16. An example leptonic process: electron-neutrino scattering; 17. The weak interactions of hadrons; 18. The W boson; Part VI. Gauge Theory of the Weak Interactions: 19. Motivation for the theory; 20. Gauge theory; 21. Spontaneous symmetry breaking; 22. The Glashow–Weinberg–Salam model; 23. Consequences of the model; 24. The hunt for the W±, Z0 bosons; Part VII. Deep Inelastic Scattering: 25. Deep inelastic processes; 26. Electron-nucleon scattering; 27. The deep inelastic microscope; 28. Neutrino-nucleon scattering; 29. The quark model of the structure functions; Part VIII. Quantum Chromodynamics – The Theory of Quarks: 30. Coloured quarks; 31. Colour gauge theory; 32. Asymptotic freedom; 33. Quark confinement; Part IX. Electron-Positron Collisions: 34. Probing the vacuum; 35. Quarks and charm; 36. Another generation; Part X. The Standard Model: 37. The model in summary; 38. Precision tests of the model; 39. Flavour Mixing and CP violation; 40. The Large Hadron Collider; 41. Discovery and properties of the Higgs boson; Part XI. Beyond the Standard Model: 42. Reasons to go beyond; 43. Neutrino masses and mixing; 44. Grand unification; 45. Supersymmetry; 46. Composite Higgs models; 47. Axions and the Strong CP problem; Part XII. Particle Physics and Cosmology: 48. The big bang and inflation; 49. The cosmic microwave background; 50. The matter-anti-matter asymmetry; 51. Dark matter; 52. Dark energy; Part XIII. Gravity and Gravitational Waves: 53. From general relativity to gravitational waves; 54. The discovery of gravitational waves; 55. Gravitational wave and multi-messenger astronomy; 56. The future: Super Ligo and LISA; Part XIV. String Theory: 57. Origins – the hadronic string; 58. String theory to M-theory; 59. The AdS-CFT correspondence; 60. Consequences of the theory; Part XV. The Future – To Boldly Go!: 61. Accelerators, observatories and other experiments; 62. Known unknowns; 63. 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Rubbia's book will in my opinion become a valuable reference for the scientific libraries of instructors, students, and researchers.' Alessandro Cerri, University of Sussex\u003cbr\u003e'This book is an ideal and complete particle physics textbook for Ph.D. students and postdocs. I have not seen any other textbook as comprehensive as this one. It addresses both the phenomenology of particle physics and quantum field theory, along with the history and experiments. It will show you how wonderful and exciting particle physics can be.' Nakaya Tsuyoshi, Kyoto University\u003cbr\u003e'This textbook is excellent because it comprehensively summarizes the phenomenology and experiments of particle physics, including the latest results. When I was young, I wanted to come across a book like this.' Takaaki Kajita, University of Tokyo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; 1. Introduction and notation; 2. Basic concepts; 3. 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Spectral Theory , 5.1 Projection-valued measures, 5.2 Functional calculus, 5.3 The spectral Tudorem, 5.4 Spectra of self-adjoint operators, 5.5 Functions of self-adjoint operators, 5.6 Analytic vectors, 5.7 Tensor products, 5.8 Spectral representation, 5.9 Groups of unitary operators, Notes to Chapter 5, Problems 6. Operator sets and algebra, 6.1 C^*-algebras, 6.2 GNS construction, 6.3 W^*-algebras, 6.4 Normal states on W^*-algebras, 6.5 Commutative symmetric operator sets, 6.6 Complete sets of commuting operators, 6.7 Irreducibility. Functions of non-commuting operators, 6.8 Algebras of unbounded operators, Notes to Chapter 6, Problems 7. States and observables, 7.1 Basic postulates, 7.2 Simple examples, 7.3 Mixed states, 7.4 Superselection rules, 7.5 Compatibility, 7.6 The algebraic approach, Notes to Chapter 7, Problems 8. Position and momentum, 8.1 Uncertainty relations, 8.2 The canonical commutation relations, 8.3 The classical limit and quantization, Notes to Chapter 8, Problems 9. Time evolution, 9.1 The fundamental postulate, 9.2 Pictures of motion, 9.3 Two examples, 9.4 The Feynman integral, 9.5 Nonconservative systems, 9.6 Unstable systéme, Notes to Chapter 9, Problems 10. Symmetries of quantum systéme, 10.1 Basic notions, 10.2 Some examples, 10.3 General space-time transformations, Notes to Chapter 10, Problems  11. Composite systems, 11.1 States and observables, 11.2 Reduced states, 11.3 Time evolution, 11.4 Identical particles, 11.5 Separation of variables. Symmetries, Notes to Chapter 11, Problems  12. The second quantization, 12.1 Fock spaces, 12.2 Creation and annihilation operators, 12.3 Systems of noninteracting particles, Notes to Chapter 12,  Problems 13. Axiomatization of quantum theory, 13.1 Lattices of propositions, 13.2 States on proposition systems, 13.3 Axioms for quantum field theory, Notes to Chapter 13, Problems 14. Schrödinger operators, 14.1 Self-adjointness, 14.2 The minimax principle. Analytic perturbations,  14.3 The discrete spectrum, 14.4 The essential spectrum, 14.5 Constrained motion, 14.6 Point and contact interactions, Notes to Chapter 14, Problem 15. Scattering theory, 15.1 Basic notions ,15.2 Existence of wave operators, 15.3 Potential scattering, 15.4 A model of two-channel scattering, Notes to Chapter 15, Problems  16. 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Distributions\u003c\/p\u003e  1.9 Conditional Probability\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.10 Independent Events\u003c\/p\u003e  1.11 Law of Total Probability\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.12 Statistical Indicators: Average, Variance and Covariance\u003c\/p\u003e 1.13 Statistical Indicators for a Finite Sample\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.14 Transformations of Variables\u003c\/p\u003e  1.15 The Law of Large Numbers\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.16 Frequentist Definition of Probability\u003c\/p\u003e  References\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e 2 Discrete Probability Distributions\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Bernoulli Distribution\u003c\/p\u003e  2.2 The Binomial Distribution\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Multinomial Distribution\u003c\/p\u003e  2.4 The Poisson Distribution\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3 Probability Distribution Functions\u003c\/p\u003e  3.1 Introduction\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2 Definition of Probability Distribution Function\u003c\/p\u003e  3.3 Average and Variance in the Continuous Case\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.4 Mode, Median, Quantiles\u003c\/p\u003e  3.5 Cumulative Distribution\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.6 Continuous Transformations of Variables\u003c\/p\u003e  3.7 Uniform Distribution\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.8 Gaussian Distribution\u003c\/p\u003e  3.9 X^2 Distribution\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.10 Log Normal Distribution\u003c\/p\u003e  3.11 Exponential Distribution\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.12 Other Distributions Useful in Physics\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.13 Central Limit Theorem\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.14 Probability Distribution Functions in More than One Dimension\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.15 Gaussian Distributions in Two or More Dimensions\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4 Bayesian Approach to Probability\u003c\/p\u003e  4.1 Introduction\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2 Bayes’ Theorem\u003c\/p\u003e  4.3 Bayesian Probability Definition\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.4 Bayesian Probability and Likelihood Functions\u003c\/p\u003e  4.5 Bayesian Inference\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.6 Bayes Factors\u003c\/p\u003e  4.7 Subjectiveness and Prior Choice\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.8 Jeffreys’ Prior\u003c\/p\u003e  4.9 Reference priors\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.10 Improper Priors\u003c\/p\u003e  4.11 Transformations of Variables and Error Propagation\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5 Random Numbers and Monte Carlo Methods\u003c\/p\u003e  5.1 Pseudorandom Numbers\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2 Pseudorandom Generators Properties\u003c\/p\u003e  5.3 Uniform Random Number Generators\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.4 Discrete Random Number Generators\u003c\/p\u003e  5.5 Nonuniform Random Number Generators\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.6 Monte Carlo Sampling\u003c\/p\u003e  5.7 Numerical Integration with Monte Carlo Methods\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.8 Markov Chain Monte Carlo\u003c\/p\u003e  References\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  6 Parameter Estimate\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e  6.2 Inference\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.3 Parameters of Interest\u003c\/p\u003e  6.4 Nuisance Parameters\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.5 Measurements and Their Uncertainties\u003c\/p\u003e  6.6 Frequentist vs Bayesian Inference\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.7 Estimators\u003c\/p\u003e  6.8 Properties of Estimators\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.9 Binomial Distribution for Efficiency Estimate\u003c\/p\u003e  6.10 Maximum Likelihood Method\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.11 Errors with the Maximum Likelihood Method\u003c\/p\u003e  6.12 Minimum X^2 and Least-Squares Methods\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.13 Binned Data Samples\u003c\/p\u003e  6.14 Error Propagation\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.15 Treatment of Asymmetric Errors\u003c\/p\u003e  References\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e7 Combining Measurements\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.2 Simultaneous Fits and Control Regions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.3 Weighted Average\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.4 X^2 in n Dimensions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.5 The Best Linear Unbiased Estimator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e8 Confidence Intervals\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e8.2 Neyman Confidence Intervals\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.3 Binomial Intervals\u003c\/p\u003e8.4 The Flip-Flopping Problem\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.5 The Unified Feldman–Cousins Approach\u003c\/p\u003eReferences\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e9 Convolution and Unfolding\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e9.2 Convolution\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.3 Unfolding by Inversion of the Response Matrix\u003c\/p\u003e9.4 Bin-by-Bin Correction Factors\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.5 Regularized Unfolding\u003c\/p\u003e9.6 Iterative Unfolding\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.7 Other Unfolding Methods\u003c\/p\u003e9.8 Software Implementations\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.9 Unfolding in More Dimensions\u003c\/p\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Hypothesis Tests\u003c\/p\u003e10.1 Introduction\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.2 Test Statistic\u003c\/p\u003e10.3 Type I and Type II Errors\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.4 Fisher’s Linear Discriminant\u003c\/p\u003e10.5 The Neyman–Pearson Lemma\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.6 Projective Likelihood Ratio Discriminant\u003c\/p\u003e10.7 Kolmogorov–Smirnov Test\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.8 Wilks’ Theorem\u003c\/p\u003e10.9 Likelihood Ratio in the Search for a New Signal\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Machine Learning\u003c\/p\u003e11.1 Supervised and Unsupervised Learning\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.2 Terminology\u003c\/p\u003e11.3 Machine Learning Classification from a 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(\u003ci\u003eReviews\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormulas and Constants xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Historical Introduction to the Elementary Particles \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 The Classical ERA (1897–1932) 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The Photon (1900–1924) 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Mesons (1934–1947) 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Antiparticles (1930–1956) 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Neutrinos (1930–1962) 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Strange Particles (1947–1960) 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 The Eightfold Way (1961–1964) 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 The Quark Model (1964) 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 The November Revolution and Its Aftermath (1974–1983 and 1995) 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 Intermediate Vector Bosons (1983) 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.11 The Standard Model (1978–?) 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Elementary Particle Dynamics \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Four Forces 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Weak Interactions 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1 Neutral 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2 Charged 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2.1 Leptons 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2.2 Quarks 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.3 Weak and Electromagnetic Couplings of W and Z 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Decays and Conservation Laws 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Unification Schemes 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 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As a tribute to him on the occasion of his 90th birthday and to celebrate his lifelong contributions in physics, mathematics, astronomy, nuclear engineering and global warming, a conference covering a wide range of topics was held in Singapore from 26 to 29 August 2013. Distinguished scientists from around the world, including Nobel Laureate Professor David Gross, joined Professor Dyson in the celebration with a festival of lectures.This memorable volume collects an interesting lecture by Professor Dyson, Is a Graviton Detectable?, contributions by speakers at the conference, as well as guest contributions by colleagues who celebrated Dyson's birthday at Rutgers University and Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.About Freeman DysonFreeman John Dyson FRS, born December 15, 1923, is an eminent English-born American physicist, mathematician, and futurist. He is famous for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, mathematics, astronomy and nuclear engineering, as well as a renowned and best-selling author. He has spent most of his life as a professor of physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, taking time off to advise the US government and write books for the public. He has won numerous notable awards including the Enrico Fermi Award, Templeton Prize, Wolf Prize, Pomeranchuk Prize, and Henri Poincaré Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs a Graviton Detectable? (F Dyson); Dark Energy and Dark Matter in a Superfluid Universe (K Huang); Tenth-order QED contribution to the electron g-2 and high precision test of Quantum Electrodynamics (T Kinoshita); The Relativity of Space-Time-Property (R Delbourgo); Overview of the study of complex shapes of fluid membranes, the Helfrich model and new applications (O Zhong-can); Freeman in 1948 (C DeWitt); \"Dear Professor Dyson\": Twenty Years of Correspondence Between Freeman Dyson and Undergraduate Students (D Neuenschwander); Freeman Dyson: Some Early Recollections (M Longuet-Higgins); Carbon Humanism: Freeman Dyson and the looming battle between environmentalists and humanists (P Schewe).","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743299711319,"sku":"9789814590709","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789814590709.jpg?v=1720064989"},{"product_id":"singularly-unfeminine-profession-a-one-womans-journey-in-physics-9789814713221","title":"Singularly Unfeminine Profession, A: One Woman's","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1981 Mary K Gaillard became the first woman on the physics faculty at the University of California at Berkeley. Her career as a theoretical physicist spanned the period from the inception — in the late 1960s and early 1970s — of what is now known as the Standard Model of particle physics and its experimental confirmation, culminating with the discovery of the Higgs particle in 2012. A Singularly Unfeminine Profession recounts Gaillard's experiences as a woman in a very male-dominated field, while tracing the development of the Standard Model as she witnessed it and participated in it. The generally nurturing environment of her childhood and college years, as well as experiences as an undergraduate in particle physics laboratories and as a graduate student at Columbia University — which cemented her passion for particle physics — left her unprepared for the difficulties that she confronted as a second year graduate student in Paris, and later at CERN, another particle physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. 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Takaaki Kajita is a Japanese physicist who is well known for neutrino experiments at the Kamiokande and the even more outsized Super-Kamiokande.This volume of collected works of Kajita on neutrino oscillations provides a good glimpse into the rise of Asian research in the frontiers of neutrino physics. Japan is now a major force in the study of the three families of neutrinos. Much remains to be done to clarify the Dirac vs. Majorana nature of the neutrino, and the cosmological implications of the neutrino. 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The book opens by setting nuclear physics in the context of elementary particle physics and then shows how simple models can provide an understanding of the properties of nuclei, both in their ground states and excited states, and also of the nature of nuclear reactions. The book also includes chapters on nuclear fission, its application in nuclear power reactors, the role of nuclear physics in energy production and nucleosynthesis in stars. This second edition contains several additional topics: muon-catalysed fusion, the nuclear and neutrino physics of supernovae, neutrino mass and neutrino oscillations, and the biological effects of radiation. A knowledge of basic quantum mechanics and special relativity is assumed. Appendices deal with other more specialized topics. 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The passage of energetic particles through matter; Appendix A. Cross-sections; Appendix B. Density of states; Appendix C. Angular momentum; Appendix D. Unstable states and resonances; Further reading; Answers to problems; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864965067095,"sku":"9780521657334","price":59.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-quantum-theory-of-fields-volume-2-modern-applications-9780521670548","title":"The Quantum Theory of Fields Volume 2 Modern","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Quantum Theory of Fields, first published in 1996, is a self-contained, comprehensive introduction to quantum field theory from Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg. 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