Particle and high-energy physics Books
Birkhauser Verlag AG Symmetry Breaking in the Standard Model: A
Book SynopsisThe book provides a non-perturbative approach to the symmetry breaking in the standard model, in this way avoiding the critical issues which affect the standard presentations. The debated empirical meaning of global and local gauge symmetries is clarified. The absence of Goldstone bosons in the Higgs mechanism is non-perturbatively explained by the validity of Gauss laws obeyed by the currents which generate the relatedglobal gauge symmetry. The solution of the U(1) problem and the vacuum structure in quantum chromodynamics (QCD) are obtained without recourse to the problematic semiclassical instanton approximation, by rather exploiting the topology of the gauge group.Table of ContentsSpontaneous symmetry breaking.- Goldstone theorem. Breaking gauge symmetries.- Higgs mechanism.- U(1) problem in QCD; a solution without instantons.- Gauge group topology and $\theta$ vacuum structure.
£17.09
Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd Physics of Schottky Electron Sources: Theory and
Book SynopsisThe Schottky electron emitter is a predominant electron-emitting source in today’s electron beam equipment. This book comprehensively covers the Schottky emitter, dealing with its theoretical as well as practical aspects. The main questions that are addressed in this book are: what is the Schottky electron emitter? How does it work? And how do its properties affect the performance of electron beam equipment?The focus is on the direct link between the operating conditions of the source and the properties of the beam at the target level. This coupling is made clear by discussing the effect of the operating conditions and the geometry of the source and gun on the emission properties of the emitting surface, the effect of Coulomb interactions on the brightness and energy spread in the first few millimeters of the beam path, and the effect of the operating conditions and the shape of the emitter on the consequences of the beam at the target. The final chapter combines all these effects to demonstrate that there is a trade-off to be made between brightness, energy spread, and shape stability.Trade Review"Really understanding the physics of Schottky electron sources is a must for every sophisticated user of an electron microscope. But also, it is an intellectual pleasure in itself to learn about this ever-changing nanocrystal from which the electrons in the microscope emerge. The author has managed to combine these aspects, usefulness, and theoretical depth, in the elegant and clear style that characterizes her work."Prof. Pieter Kruit, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands"This book describes practical aspects of using Schottky electron sources in electron optical systems on the basis of well-founded physics theory. It makes clear how the electron source performance changes with the operating parameters and why. The book is especially valuable to those who want to make the best use of this high-potential electron source."Dr. Shin Fujita, Shimadzu Corporation, JapanTable of ContentsIntroduction. Electron Emission from a Surface. Emission from a Schottky Emitter. Emission from the End Facet. The Final Beam for Applications. Geometrical Stability. Optimum Operation. Appendix A. Procedures for Monitoring in a Few Commercial Systems. Appendix B. Procedure to Characterize System Performance. References. Summary. Samenvatting. Acknowledgements. Curriculum Vitae.
£109.25
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Quarks: Frontiers In Elementary Particle Physics
Book SynopsisThe book explains in a precise and complete manner how elementary particle physics has evolved over the past 50 years. The historical development of the ideas that have shaped our thinking about the ultimate constituents of matter is traced out. The author has been associated with some of the originators of elementary particle theory and has made significant contributions to the field. Here, he gives a first-person description of some of the main developments leading to our present view of the universe.Trade Review"Professor Nambu's book ia a useful addition to the library on elementary particles for the scientific layman." R Barrass Physics Bulletin (UK)
£14.12
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG LEP - The Lord of the Collider Rings at CERN 1980-2000: The Making, Operation and Legacy of the World's Largest Scientific Instrument
Book SynopsisHoused by a 4 m diameter tunnel of 27 km circumference, with huge underground labs and numerous surface facilities, and set up with a precision of 0.1 mm per kilometer, the Large Electron-Positron Collider (LEP) was not only the largest but also one of the most sophisticated scientific research instruments ever created by Man. Located at CERN, near Geneva, LEP was built during the years 1983 - 1989, was operational until 2000, and corroborated the standard model of particle physics through continuous high precision measurements. The Author, director-general of CERN during the crucial period of the construction of LEP, recounts vividly the convoluted decision-making and technical implementation processes - the tunnel alone being a highly challenging geo- and civil engineering project - and the subsequent extremely fruitful period of scientific research. Finally he describes the difficult decision to close down LEP, at a time when the discovery of the Higgs boson seemed within reach. LEP was eventually dismantled in 2000, enabling the tunnel to be reused for building the next generation machine, the much more powerful Large Hadron Collider (LHC), an upgrade then called LEP3 and foreseen from the beginning. It became operational just as this account was being completed. Written by the main protagonist responsible for making LEP a reality, this is the definitive inside story of a remarkable machine and the many thousands of scientists and engineers from around the world, whose efforts contributed to the new knowledge it produced.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "Herwig Schopper’s energy and vitality remain undimmed, even though he turned 85 this year … . His book surveys the two decades of the Large Electron-Positron (LEP) collider, extending far beyond his own reign as CERN director-general in the years 1981-88. … The Lord of the Collider Rings is a valuable addition to particle-physics literature but it is mainly written for insiders." (Gordon Fraser, CERN Courier, Vol. 49 (9), November, 2009) “Being a CERN director-general is not simply a case of being an expert in particle physics and accelerator design, as Herwig Schopper describes in The Lord of the Collider Rings at CERN: 1980–2000 … . As lab boss for most of the 1980s, Schopper also needed to handle billion-dollar budgets, manage rival teams of ambitious researchers, and deal with politicians … . the book will be essential material for professional historians looking back on CERN’s golden years.” (Physics World, March, 2010)Table of ContentsWhy LEP and Why at CERN?.- The Difficult Decision of LEP#x2019;s Size and Energy.- The Approval, or How To Persuade Governments.- The Tunnelling Adventure.- The Environment #x2013; People and Nature.- LEP #x2013; The Technical Challenge.- The LEP Experiments #x2013; Institutions in Themselves.- What Have We Learned from LEP? #x2013; Physics Results.- Creating New Technologies.- Unloved but Necessary #x2013; Management and Finances.- How To Invite the Pope? #x2013; VIP Visits.- CERN #x2013; Bringing Nations Together.- The Complicated Transition from LEP to the LHC.- The Dramatic Last Period of LEP.
£36.09
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Faszinierende Teilchenphysik: Von Quarks,
Book SynopsisQuarks, Neutrinos, Supersymmetrie, Higgs-Boson, LHC, Antimaterie, Dunkle Materie — wer hat diese Begriffe nicht schon einmal gehört und würde gerne mehr darüber wissen? Dieses Buch gibt Ihnen einen Überblick über die spannenden Themen der Teilchenphysik. Auf jeweils einer Doppelseite erfahren Sie Wissenswertes in eindrucksvollen Bildern sowie unterhaltsamen und präzise formulierten Texten. Dabei geht es sowohl um Experimente und Entdeckungen als auch um theoretische Konzepte und Methoden. Sie erfahren, wie ein Teilchenbeschleuniger funktioniert, welche Schönheit hinter den Theorien der Teilchenphysik liegt und wie eng die Geschichte und der Aufbau des Universums mit den Eigenschaften der elementaren Teilchen und Kräften verknüpft sind. Wir erläutern Schritt für Schritt, wie man in riesigen Datenmengen relevante Informationen findet. Begleiten Sie uns auf eine Entdeckungsreise von den Fundamenten der modernen Teilchenphysik über spannende Entwicklungen in der Grundlagenforschung bis hin zu Anwendungen, die aus unserem täglichen Leben nicht mehr wegzudenken sind.Table of ContentsVorwort.- Über dieses Buch.- 1 Die Welt der Teilchen.- 2 Allgemeine Grundlagen.- 3 Experimentelle Grundlagen.- 4 Theoretische Grundlagen.- 5 Detektoren und Beschleuniger.- 6 Grundlagen der Auswertung von Teilchenphysikmessungen.- 7 Das Standardmodell der Elementarteilchenphysik.- 8 Die Besonderheiten der starken Wechselwirkung.- 9 Der Triumph des Standardmodells und darüber hinaus.- 10 Die Grenzen des Standardmodells.- 11 Die Suche nach Physik jenseits des Standardmodells.- 12 Die Verbindung des Größten mit dem Kleinsten.- Lohnt sich das alles?.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Glossar.- Index.
£26.59
Springer Verlag, Japan Experimental Techniques in Modern High-Energy
Book SynopsisThis open access book offers a concise overview of how data from large scale experiments are analyzed and how technological tools are used in practice, as in the search for new elementary particles. It focuses on interconnects between physics and detector technology in experimental particle physics, and includes descriptions of mathematical approaches. Readers find all the important steps in analysis, including reconstruction of the momentum and energy of particles from detector information, particle identification, and also the general concept of simulating particle production from collisions and detector responses. As the scale of scientific experiments becomes larger and data-intensive science emerges, the techniques used in the data analysis become ever more complicated, making it difficult for beginners to grasp the overall picture. The book provides an explanation of the idea and concepts behind the methods, helping readers understand journal articles on high energy physics. This book is engaging as it does not overemphasize mathematical formalism and it gives a lively example of how such methods have been applied to the Higgs particle discovery in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments, which led to Englert and Higgs being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2013.Graduate students and young researchers can easily obtain the required knowledge on how to start data analyses from these notes, without having to spend time in consulting many experts or digesting huge amounts of literature.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Basic Idea of Measurements in Particle Collisions.- Apparatus.- Statistics.- Detector Calibration.- Particle Identification.- Event Simulation.- Examples of Physics Analysis.
£47.92
Springer Verlag, Singapore Modern Nuclear Physics: From Fundamentals to
Book SynopsisThis textbook is a unique and ambitious primer of nuclear physics, which introduces recent theoretical and experimental progresses starting from basics in fundamental quantum mechanics. The highlight is to offer an overview of nuclear structure phenomena relevant to recent key findings such as unstable halo nuclei, superheavy elements, neutron stars, nucleosynthesis, the standard model, lattice quantum chromodynamics (LQCD), and chiral effective theory. An additional attraction is that general properties of nuclei are comprehensively explained from both the theoretical and experimental viewpoints. The book begins with the conceptual and mathematical basics of quantum mechanics, and goes into the main point of nuclear physics – nuclear structure, radioactive ion beam physics, and nuclear reactions. The last chapters devote interdisciplinary topics in association with astrophysics and particle physics. A number of illustrations and exercises with complete solutions are given. Each chapter is comprehensively written starting from fundamentals to gradually reach modern aspects of nuclear physics with the objective to provide an effective description of the cutting edge in the field.Table of ContentsTentative Table of Contents [ asterisk (*) for graduate level] 1. Concepts of quantum mechanics from the nuclear viewpoint 1.1 Genesis of quantum physics 1.2 Spin and Isospin 1.3 Quantum entanglement 1.4 Schrödinger equation 1.5 Quantum Tunneling in one dimension 1.6 Uncertainty relation 1.7 Symmetries and symmetry breaking 1.8 Dirac equation *) 1.9 Lagrangian and Path integral *) 1.10 Second quantization *) 2. Nuclear forces 2.1 Fundamental interactions 2.2 Nuclear force and symmetry constraints 2.3 Meson theory of nucleon-nucleon (NN) interaction 2.4 Phase shifts and nuclear potentials 2.5 Three-body forces 2.6 Chiral Effective Field Theory (ChEFT)*) 3. Nuclear Structure theory 3.0 Bird’s eye view of nuclear models 3.1 Nuclear mean field 3.2 Random phase approximation 3.2 Energy density functionals 3.2.1 Pairing interactions and BCS/Bogolyubov approximation 3.3 Beyond the mean field approaches*) 3.3.1 Generator coordinate method (GCM) 3.3.2 Anti-symmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD) 3.4 The Monte Carlo shell models*) 3.5 Ab-initio approaches*) 3.5.1 No core shell model (NCSM) 3.5.2 Variational (VMC) and Green’s function Monte Carlo (GFMC) approaches 3.5.3 Fermionic molecular dynamics (FMD) 4. Nuclear Structure phenomena and observables 4.1 Spectroscopic observables for shell structure 4.2 Collective oscillations 4.3 Short-range correlations 4.4 Superheavy elements 4.5 Hypernuclei 5. Radioactive ion beam physics 5.1 Radioactive ion beam accelerators 5.2 In-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy and inverse kinematics 5.3 Neutron-rich nuclei –halo and skin 5.4 Evolution of nuclear shells with Isospin – island of inversion- 5.5 Di-neutron correlations and nuclear superfluidity *) 5.6 Clusters in nuclei *) 6. Deformation and Rotation 6.1 Deformation of Molecules and Nuclei 6.2 Nuclear deformation and observables 6.3 Microscopic origin for nuclear deformations and prolate dominance 6.4 Measuring shapes 6.4.1 Hyperfine atomic structure from laser spectroscopy 6.4.2 Magnetic and Quadrupole Nuclear Resonance 6.4.3 Coulomb excitation 6.5 Shape and shape coexistence*) 6.6 Superdeformation and Hyperdeformation*) 6.7 Advances in gamma spectroscopy*) 7. Nuclear reactions 7.1 Overview of reaction mechanics 7.2 Elastic scattering 7.3 Direct reactions 7.1.1 Spectroscopic factors 7.1.2 Transfer rections 7.1.3 Quasifree scattering 7.1.4 Heavy-ion induced nucleon removal 7.4 Nuclear fusion 7.4.1 Solar energies , and p-p chain reaction and CNO cycle 7.4.2 Magnetic confinement and the ITER project *) 7.4.3 Inertial confinement *) 7.5 Nuclear fission 7.5.1 Macroscopic models 7.5.2 Microscopic models *) 7.5.3 Principle of a nuclear power plant *) 8. Celestial observables and terrestrial experiments 8.1 Nuclear Equation-of-States constrained by terrestrial observables 8.2 Neutron stars 8.3 Nucleosynthesis 8.4 Supernovae explosion *) 9. Nuclear physics and the standard model of elementary particle 9.1 Standard model 9.2 Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics for Nuclei *) 9.3 CKM matrix and superallowed b decay*) 9.4 Neutrino oscillations and search for a 4 th neutrino*) 9.5 Double beta decay and neutrino mass*) 9.6 Appendix for LQCD*) References Solutions of problems
£52.24
Springer Verlag, Singapore Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Experiments
Book SynopsisThis open access book is a pedagogical text on nuclear reactor experiments, covering almost all the experiments that can be carried out at the University Training Reactor, Kindai University (UTR-KINKI) with respect to reactor physics and radiation detection, and additionally including academic materials of test and research reactors, nuclear instrumentation, nuclear laws and regulations, in this main body. The book is an excellent primer for students who are interested in reactor physics, radiation detection, nuclear laws and regulations at universities, and the best textbook for students who have started to study the nuclear energy related fields to understand the basic theories and principles of the experiments in the fields of reactor physics and radiation detection. UTR-KINKI has been used for educational reactor experiments and basic research in a wide range of fields related to the use of radiation (neutrons, gamma-ray, beta-ray, alpha-ray, and X-ray), including reactor physics, radiation detection, radiation health physics, activation analysis, radiation biology, medical applications and archaeology. Also, UTR-KINKI has been actively engaged in nuclear education with its long history of operation, and has gained extensive experience in educational activities for undergraduate and graduate students, elementary, junior high and high school teachers, junior high and high school students, and general audiences.Table of Contents
£33.24
The University of Chicago Press Fermilab
Book SynopsisFermi National Accelerator Laboratory, located in the western suburbs of Chicago, has stood at the frontier of high-energy physics for forty years. This title tells the history of this laboratory and of its powerful accelerators that is told from the point of view of the people who built and used them for scientific discovery.Trade Review"Fermilab will be of interest to anyone curious about science and science policy." (Physics World) "Fermilab's story is well told and attractively framed in the book, a fitting capstone for the edifice of historical scholarship that the authors have erected over 30 years. Megascience requires 'megahistory,' and Hoddeson knows how to pioneer in that field." (Science)"
£30.40
MP-AMM American Mathematical Collisions Rings and Other Newtonian NBody
Book SynopsisSuitable for readers who want to learn about the Newtonian $N$-body problem, this book contains simple explanations of the apparent 'looping' orbit of Mars and the unexpected 'Sunrise, Sunset' behavior as viewed from Mercury. It also covers the weird dynamics exhibited by Saturn's F-ring.Table of ContentsIntroduction Central configurations Finding central configurations Collisions-Both real and imaginary How likely is it? Bibliography Index.
£43.16
Springer International Publishing AG Introduction to String Theory
Book SynopsisGraduate students typically enter into courses on string theory having little to no familiarity with the mathematical background so crucial to the discipline. As such, this book, based on lecture notes, edited and expanded, from the graduate course taught by the author at SISSA and BIMSA, places particular emphasis on said mathematical background. The target audience for the book includes students of both theoretical physics and mathematics. This explains the book’s "strange" style: on the one hand, it is highly didactic and explicit, with a host of examples for the physicists, but, in addition, there are also almost 100 separate technical boxes, appendices, and starred sections, in which matters discussed in the main text are put into a broader mathematical perspective, while deeper and more rigorous points of view (particularly those from the modern era) are presented. The boxes also serve to further shore up the reader’s understanding of the underlying math. In writing this book, the author’s goal was not to achieve any sort of definitive conciseness, opting instead for clarity and "completeness". To this end, several arguments are presented more than once from different viewpoints and in varying contexts. Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Polyakov path integral. Chapter 2. Introduction to 2d conformal field theories. Chapter 3. Spectrum, vertices, and BRST quantization. Chapter 4. Tree and one-loop amplitudes in the bosonic string. Chapter 5. Consistent 10d superstring, modular invariance, and all that. Chapter 6. The Heterotic string: part I. Chapter 7. Toroidal compactifications and T-duality (bosonic string). Chapter 8. The Heterotic string: part II. Chapter 9. Superstring interactions and anomalies. Chapter 10. Superstring D-branes. Chapter 11. Strings at strong coupling. Chapter 12. Calabi-Yau compactifications. Appendix.
£98.99
World Scientific Publishing Company Steven Weinberg Selected Papers
Book Synopsis
£61.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Energy and Entropy
Book SynopsisEnergy is typically regarded as understandable, despite its multiple forms of storage and transfer. Entropy, however, is an enigma, in part because of the common view that it represents disorder. That view is flawed and hides entropy's connection with energy. In fact, macroscopic matter stores internal energy, and that matter's entropy is determined by how the energy is stored. Energy and entropy are intimately linked.Energy and Entropy: A Dynamic Duo illuminates connections between energy and entropy for students, teachers, and researchers. Conceptual understanding is emphasised where possible through examples, analogies, figures, and key points.Features: Qualitative demonstration that entropy is linked to spatial and temporal energy spreading, with equilibrium corresponding to the most equitable distribution of energy, which corresponds to maximum entropy Analysis of energy and entropy of Trade Review"In this book Leff (emer., California State Polytechnic Univ.) intertwines all aspects of energy and entropy through a plethora of subjects, from classical topics such as the Clausius inequality to the relatively new "nonequilibrium equality for free energy differences" as discussed by C. Jarzynski…The author is to be commended for engaging readers in considering the concept of energy and entropy using accessible mathematics. The strength of this book lies in the author's endeavor to create "Key Point" snippets throughout the book. These points are the cream of the crop, accentuating and demystifying important concepts, and empowering the reader to leave each chapter with essential takeaways. Though the book lacks problems and exercises at the end of each chapter, this does not diminish the value of a text that is sure to appear on the bookshelf of confirmed thermodynamicists, and will furnish a possible technical elective for upper-division students in engineering and physics. The volume can also serve as an excellent reference resource for graduate students in engineering and physics with research interests in materials science, biophysical systems, and magnetic nanoparticles in biotechnology, to name a few areas of applicability.Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals."—R. N. Laoulache, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in CHOICE November 2021 (Vol. 59 No. 3) "Not often does one have the chance to read a book that is the result of a lifetime of productive thought about an important subject, but such is the case with Harvey Leff’s Energy and Entropy. One is astounded by the depth and breadth of this book. And, what is more, Professor Leff has a deft way of appealing to various kinds of readers: professionals who want to see the mathematics and those who desire a more conceptual understanding. If you have room on your bookshelf for only one volume on thermodynamics, (and I don’t say this lightly) your choice should be Energy and Entropy." — Don S. Lemons, Professor of Physic Emeritus, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas "Harvey Leff has used his lifelong interest and expertise in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics to write a delightful monograph on the relation between energy and entropy. The author explains the relation with thoughtful explanations including detailed examples, many of which are glossed over in most thermodynamics texts. Although most of the text is intended to expand on traditional material, more advanced topics such as the Jarznski equality are also discussed. The text should be of particular interest to students who are puzzled by the many subtleties of thermodynamics and by instructors who wish to offer a deeper understanding of the subject." — Harvey Goud, Clark University "In this volume Harvey Leff has made a unique contribution by illustrating many connections between entropy and energy in a wide range of contexts, both theoretical and practical. The book begins with what is essentially a review of the laws of thermodynamics, with energy featured in connection with the first law and entropy in connection with the second. Although Leff includes the historical underpinnings of thermodynamics going back to the 19th century, he also addresses more contemporary topics such as black hole entropy, Landauer’s principle, the entropy of information and computation, and recent efforts to find violations of the second law. The book contains numerous simple but effective illustrations and graphs. A pedagogical feature that many readers will find effective is the use of “key points” that give a brief synopsis of the preceding section of text. I found that the key points often provide a bridge from one section to the next. This book is highly recommended as a learning tool for professionals and graduate students who seek a more comprehensive and wide-ranging treatment of entropy in its many forms and applications." — Andrew Rex, University of Puget Sound "Energy and Entropy: A Dynamic Duo offers many insights to many different audiences. But Leff rightly identifies "teachers of physics, chemistry, and engineering" first on his list of prospective readers. Perhaps no other group of scientists has a greater need for a conscience than those of us who teach thermodynamics… Unlike many other books on the subject, Energy and Entropy does not give its reader the impression that thermodynamics is a fully resolved product of the 19th century. Leff demonstrates that significant discoveries have been made since the contributions of Boltzmann and Gibbs. He provides an accessible introduction to the Jarzynski equality. He also traces the many discoveries that were motivated by Maxwell's demon, illustrating how statistical mechanics led to later developments in information theory… Leff is careful throughout his book to emphasize that energy and entropy are equal partners. He also refrains from treating these quantities as abstract concepts. The presentation rarely strays from a plausible experiment. Even the discussion of information theory is rooted in measurable physical quantities. My overall impression of this book can be characterized by the title of an article that Leff contributed to The Physics Teacher. The title of the article is Thermodynamics Is Easy-I've Learned It Many Times. When reading a good book on the subject, I agree. Thermodynamics can seem easy, particularly when the book is written by a scientist whose previous work has helped to clarify fundamental issues. But as I continue to grapple with the subject, I know that I will continue to find more subtle points in need of explanation. And when those future moments inevitably arrive, Energy and Entropy will be among the books to which I'll turn in order to find my conscience." — Eric Johnson, Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Mount St. Joseph University, in American Journal of Physics Vol 89, No 7 (2021). "In this book Leff (emer., California State Polytechnic Univ.) intertwines all aspects of energy and entropy through a plethora of subjects, from classical topics such as the Clausius inequality to the relatively new "nonequilibrium equality for free energy differences" as discussed by C. Jarzynski…The author is to be commended for engaging readers in considering the concept of energy and entropy using accessible mathematics. The strength of this book lies in the author's endeavor to create "Key Point" snippets throughout the book. These points are the cream of the crop, accentuating and demystifying important concepts, and empowering the reader to leave each chapter with essential takeaways. Though the book lacks problems and exercises at the end of each chapter, this does not diminish the value of a text that is sure to appear on the bookshelf of confirmed thermodynamicists, and will furnish a possible technical elective for upper-division students in engineering and physics. The volume can also serve as an excellent reference resource for graduate students in engineering and physics with research interests in materials science, biophysical systems, and magnetic nanoparticles in biotechnology, to name a few areas of applicability.Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals."—R. N. Laoulache, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in CHOICE November 2021 (Vol. 59 No. 3) "Not often does one have the chance to read a book that is the result of a lifetime of productive thought about an important subject, but such is the case with Harvey Leff’s Energy and Entropy. One is astounded by the depth and breadth of this book. And, what is more, Professor Leff has a deft way of appealing to various kinds of readers: professionals who want to see the mathematics and those who desire a more conceptual understanding. If you have room on your bookshelf for only one volume on thermodynamics, (and I don’t say this lightly) your choice should be Energy and Entropy." — Don S. Lemons, Professor of Physic Emeritus, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas "Harvey Leff has used his lifelong interest and expertise in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics to write a delightful monograph on the relation between energy and entropy. The author explains the relation with thoughtful explanations including detailed examples, many of which are glossed over in most thermodynamics texts. Although most of the text is intended to expand on traditional material, more advanced topics such as the Jarznski equality are also discussed. The text should be of particular interest to students who are puzzled by the many subtleties of thermodynamics and by instructors who wish to offer a deeper understanding of the subject." — Harvey Goud, Clark University "In this volume Harvey Leff has made a unique contribution by illustrating many connections between entropy and energy in a wide range of contexts, both theoretical and practical. The book begins with what is essentially a review of the laws of thermodynamics, with energy featured in connection with the first law and entropy in connection with the second. Although Leff includes the historical underpinnings of thermodynamics going back to the 19th century, he also addresses more contemporary topics such as black hole entropy, Landauer’s principle, the entropy of information and computation, and recent efforts to find violations of the second law. The book contains numerous simple but effective illustrations and graphs. A pedagogical feature that many readers will find effective is the use of “key points” that give a brief synopsis of the preceding section of text. I found that the key points often provide a bridge from one section to the next. This book is highly recommended as a learning tool for professionals and graduate students who seek a more comprehensive and wide-ranging treatment of entropy in its many forms and applications." — Andrew Rex, University of Puget Sound "Energy and Entropy: A Dynamic Duo offers many insights to many different audiences. But Leff rightly identifies "teachers of physics, chemistry, and engineering" first on his list of prospective readers. Perhaps no other group of scientists has a greater need for a conscience than those of us who teach thermodynamics… Unlike many other books on the subject, Energy and Entropy does not give its reader the impression that thermodynamics is a fully resolved product of the 19th century. Leff demonstrates that significant discoveries have been made since the contributions of Boltzmann and Gibbs. He provides an accessible introduction to the Jarzynski equality. He also traces the many discoveries that were motivated by Maxwell's demon, illustrating how statistical mechanics led to later developments in information theory… Leff is careful throughout his book to emphasize that energy and entropy are equal partners. He also refrains from treating these quantities as abstract concepts. The presentation rarely strays from a plausible experiment. Even the discussion of information theory is rooted in measurable physical quantities. My overall impression of this book can be characterized by the title of an article that Leff contributed to The Physics Teacher. The title of the article is Thermodynamics Is Easy-I've Learned It Many Times. When reading a good book on the subject, I agree. Thermodynamics can seem easy, particularly when the book is written by a scientist whose previous work has helped to clarify fundamental issues. But as I continue to grapple with the subject, I know that I will continue to find more subtle points in need of explanation. And when those future moments inevitably arrive, Energy and Entropy will be among the books to which I'll turn in order to find my conscience." — Eric Johnson, Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Mount St. Joseph University, in American Journal of Physics Vol 89, No 7 (2021). Table of Contents1 Energy is Universal. 2 Energy is Not Enough. 3 Entropy: Energy’s Needed Partner. 4 Gases, Solids, Polymers. 5 Radiatin and Photons. 6 Numerical Entropy. 7 Language and Philosophy of Thermodynamics. 8 Working, Heating, Cooling. 9 Sanctity of the 2nd law of Thermodynamics. 10 Reflections and Extensions. 11 Appendices: Mathematical Identities
£45.99
CRC Press Advanced Particle Physics Volume I
Book SynopsisHelping readers understand the complicated laws of nature, Advanced Particle Physics Volume I: Particles, Fields, and Quantum Electrodynamics explains the calculations, experimental procedures, and measuring methods of particle physics. It also describes modern physics devices, including accelerators, elementary particle detectors, and neutrino telescopes. The book first introduces the mathematical basis of modern quantum field theory. It presents the most pertinent information on group theory, proves Noetherâs theorem, and determines the major motion integrals connected with both space and internal symmetry. The second part on fundamental interactions and their unifications discusses the main theoretical preconditions and experiments that allow for matter structure to be established at the quark-lepton level. In the third part, the author investigates the secondary quantized theories of free fields with spin 0, 1/2, and 1, with particular emphasis on the neutrino field. The final part focuses on quantum electrodynamics, the first successfully operating quantum field theory. Along with different renormalization schemes of quantum field theory, the author covers the calculation methods for polarized and unpolarized particles, with and without inclusion of radiative corrections. Each part in this volume contains problems to help readers master the calculation techniques and generalize the results obtained. To improve understanding of the computation procedures in quantum field theory, the majority of the calculations have been performed without dropping complex intermediate steps.Table of ContentsMATHEMATICAL PRELUDE: Relativistic Invariance. Three-Dimensional World. The Four-Dimensional Minkowski Space. Lagrangian Formulation of Field Theory. Discrete Symmetry Operations. BIRD’S-EYE VIEW ON MICROWORLD: Fundamental Interactions. Atoms — Nuclei — Nucleons. From Muon to Gluon. Hadron Families. Quark "Atoms". Passing Glance on Theory of Electroweak Interaction. Fundamental Particles of Standard Model. Technical Equipments of Particle Physics. QUANTUM IDYLL — FREE FIELDS: Scalar Field. Particles with Spin 1/2. Massive Vector Field. Electromagnetic Field. QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS: S-Matrix. Transmission of γ-Radiation through Matter. Scattering of Electrons and Positrons. Radiative Corrections. Renormalization Theory. Appendix.
£71.99
The University of Chicago Press Kaon Physics
Book SynopsisThis work examines the field of physics dedicated to strange particles, particles which seemed to have 900 times the mass of electrons and which exist both in charged and neutral varieties. Topics covered include the history of kaon physics and direct CP volation in kaon decays.
£92.15
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Elementarteilchen: Eine Einführung für
Book SynopsisDie Autoren beginnen mit einem historischen Rückblick auf die Entstehung der modernen Physik und die ersten Erfolge bei der Beschreibung der vier fundamentalen Kräfte der Natur: der Elektrodynamik, der Schwachen und Starken Kernkräfte und der Schwerkraft. Die Darstellung der großen Fortschritte der 60er und 70er Jahre mit der Entstehung des Standardmodells der Elementarteilchenphysik ist im Aufbau eher systematisch. Der Schwerpunkt liegt aber stets auf der Einführung des Lesers in die Konzepte und Begriffe dieser Wissenschaft, ohne aber den mathematischen Apparat in Anspruch zu nehmen. Wie die zahlreichen Bilder dienen die Formeln eher zur Illustration des Textes und stellen keine strengen Herleitungen dar. Im abschließenden Kapitel wird versucht, den derzeitigen Forschungsstand wiederzugeben und die aktuellen Bemühungen der Physiker um ein besseres Verständnis der Kräfte der Natur vorzustellen.Table of ContentsGrundlagen der Teilchenphysik - Starke Wechselwirkung - Schwache Wechselwirkung I - Schwache Wechselwirkung II - Eichtheorie der Schwachen Wechselwirkung - Tief unelastische Streuung - Quantenchromodynamik, die Theorie der Quarks - Elektron-Positron-Streuung - Fortschritte in der Forschung
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Teilchenphysik: Eine Einführung
Book SynopsisDieses einführende Lehrbuch will ein konsistentes Bild der modernen Teilchenphysik auf der Grundlage vorhandener Kenntnisse der nicht relativistischen Quantenmechanik sowie der Atom- und Kernphysik vermitteln. Nach Beschreibung der qualitativen Grundlagen werden Symmetrieoperationen der Teilchenphysik ausführlich betrachtet, wobei besonderer Wert auf den Helizitätsformalismus gelegt wird, welcher gerade für den Experimentalphysiker von großem Wert ist. Mathematische Hilfsmittel werden im Buch bereitgestellt. Übungen zu jedem Kapitel erlauben das Erarbeiten der Teilchenphysik mit Papier und Bleistift.Table of Contents1. Überblick und Hilfsmittel.- 1.1 Strukturen der Materie.- 1.1.1 Teilchen und Kräfte.- 1.1.2 Abstandsskalen und Energieskalen.- 1.1.3 Schreibweise und Maßsysteme.- 1.2 Die Elementarteilchen.- 1.2.1 Antimaterie.- 1.2.2 Die Leptonen.- 1.2.3 Hadronen.- 1.2.4 Quarks.- 1.2.5 Feldteilchen.- 1.3 Wirkungsquerschnitte und Zerfallsraten.- 1.3.1 Der Wirkungsquerschnitt.- 1.3.2 Die Streumatrix.- 1.3.3 Feynman-Graphen.- 1.3.4 Wirkungsquerschnitte und Streuamplitude.- 1.3.5 Zerfallsraten.- Übungen.- Literatur.- 2. Symmetrien und Erhaltungssätze.- 2.1 Die unitäre S-Matrix.- 2.2 Die Drehgruppe und ihre Darstellungen.- 2.2.1 Drehungen.- 2.2.2 Die Drehgruppe.- 2.2.3 Darstellungen der Drehgruppe.- 2.2.4 Drehgruppe und halbzahlige Spins.- 2.2.5 Produkte von Darstellungen.- 2.3 Die Poincaré-Gruppe und ihre Darstellungen.- 2.3.1 Lorentz-Transformationen.- 2.3.2 Die Poincaré-Gruppe.- 2.3.3 Darstellungen der Poincaré-Gruppe.- 2.4 Anwendungen.- 2.4.1 2-Körperzerfälle.- 2.4.2 Partialwellenentwicklung der Streuamplitude.- 2.4.3 Resonanzen in Formationsexperimenten.- 2.4.4 Pion-Resonanzen.- 2.4.5 Der Spin des Photons.- 2.4.6 Der Spin des neutralen Pions.- 2.5 Spiegehmgen und Paritätsinvarianz.- 2.5.1 Die Paritätstransformation.- 2.5.2 Die Parität des Photons, des Rho-Mesons und der Pionen.- 2.5.3 Spin und Parität des K-Mesons.- 2.5.4 Paritätsverletzung in der schwachen Wechselwirkung.- 2.6 Die Zeitumkehr.- 2.6.1 Zeitumkehr und das Prinzip des detaillierten Gleichgewichts.- 2.6.2 Invarianz der Wechselwirkungen unter Zeitspiegelungen.- 2.7 Innere Symmetrien I.- 2.7.1 Globale Phasentransformationen.- 2.7.2 Die Teilchen-Antiteilchenkonjugation.- 2.7.3 Lang- und kurzlebige neutrale K-Mesonen.- 2.7.4 CP-Verletzung im KL-Zerfall.- 2.8 Innere Symmetrien II.- 2.8.1 Das pn-System.- 2.8.2 Die Form der SU2-Matrizen.- 2.8.3 Darstellungen.- 2.8.4 Antiteilchen in der SU2.- 2.8.5 Die Isoinvarianz der Kernkraft.- 2.8.6 Isospin und Quarks.- 2.8.7 Reguläre Darstellung und G-Parität.- Übungen.- Literatur.- 3. Hadronen in der Quantenchromodynamik.- 3.1 Quarks mit Farbe.- 3.1.1 Das Statistik-Problem.- 3.1.2 Die Gruppe SU3.- 3.1.3 Mesonen als qq-Zxistände.- 3.1.4 Baryonen als qqq-Znstände.- 3.2 Farbdynamik.- 3.2.1 Gluonen und das Potential der QCD.- 3.2.2 Die laufende Kopplungskonstante.- 3.3 Der Aufbau der Hadronen.- 3.3.1 Die Werte von Spin und Parität im Quarkmodell.- 3.3.2 Hadronen aus u- und d-Quarks.- 3.3.3 Die Massen der u- und d-Quarks.- 3.3.4 Hadronen aus u,d, s-Quarks.- 3.4 Die chromodynamische Hyperfeinstruktur.- 3.4.1 Die Aufspaltung für Hadronen aus u- und d-Quarks.- 3.4.2 Hyperfeinstruktur und „seltsame“ Quarks.- 3.5 Elektromagnetische und starke Zerfälle von Hadronen.- 3.5.1 Radiative Zerfälle der Vektormesonen.- 3.5.2 Zerfälle der Vektormesonen in Leptonenpaare.- 3.5.3 Radiative Zerfälle der pseudoskalaren Mesonen.- 3.5.4 Zerfälle in Hadronen.- 3.6 Neue schwere Quarks.- 3.6.1 Das Vektormeson J/?(3097).- 3.6.2 Charmonium, cc.- 3.6.3 Hadronen mit Charm.- 3.6.4 b-Quarks.- Übungen.- Literatur.- 4. Elektromagnetische Streuprozesse.- 4.1 Relativistische Fermionen.- 4.1.1 Die Dirac-Gleichung.- 4.1.2 Lösungen der freien Dirac-Gleichung.- 4.1.3 Feynman-Regeln.- 4.2 Elementare Reaktionen der QED.- 4.2.1 Elektron-Positron-Vernichtung in ???+-Paare.- 4.2.2 Die Elektron-Myon-Streuung.- 4.2.3 Bhabha- und Möller-Streuung.- 4.2.4 Die Compton-Streuung.- 4.3 Reaktionen mit Hadronen.- 4.3.1 Elektron-Positron-Annihilation in Hadronen.- 4.3.2 Die elastische Elektron-Nukleon-Streuung.- 4.3.3 Das e?-System.- 4.3.4 Inelastische Elektron-Nukleon-Streuung.- 4.3.5 Der elektromagnetische Strom der Hadronen.- 4.4 Prozesse höherer Ordnung.- 4.4.1 Die Bremsstrahlung.- 4.4.2 Zwei-Photonen-Physik.- Übungen.- Literatur.- 5. Die elektroschwache Wechselwirkung.- 5.1 Schwache Wechselwirkung von Leptonen.- 5.1.1 Quasielastische v?e?-Streuung.- 5.1.2 Der ?-Zerfall des Myons.- 5.2 Schwache Wechselwirkung von Quarks.- 5.2.1 Der ?-Zerfall des Neutrons.- 5.2.2 Der Zerfall ?? ?v.- 5.2.3 Zerfalle von K- und D-Mesonen.- 5.2.4 Inelastische Neutrino-Nukleon-Streuung.- 5.3 Elektroschwache Wechselwirkung der Leptonen.- 5.3.1 Die Entdeckung der neutralen Ströme.- 5.3.2 Das Glashow-Salam-Weinberg-Modell.- 5.4 Elektroschwache Wechselwirkung von Quarks.- 5.5 Das Standard-Modell.- 5.5.1 Die e?e+-Vernichtung in Fermion-Antifermion-Paare.- 5.5.2 Die Erzeugung des W-Bosons in Quark-Antiquark-Stößen.- 5.5.3 Die CKM-Matrix.- 5.5.4 Higgs-Bosonen.- 5.6 Jenseits des Standard-Modells.- 5.6.1 Das Parameter-Problem.- 5.6.2 Die große Vereinheitlichung.- 5.6.3 Das Hierarchie-Problem.- Übungen.- Literatur.- I. Eigenschaften von Teilchen.- Gauge and Higgs Bosons.- Leptons.- Mesons.- Baryons.- II. Clebsch-Gordan Koeffizienten, Kugelflächenfunktionen und d-Funktionen.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Neustart des LHC: das Higgs-Teilchen und das
Book SynopsisDieses Essential gibt eine kompakte Einführung in unser aktuelles Bild der Elementarteilchenphysik. Es legt dabei den Schwerpunkt auf Phänomene wie das Higgs-Teilchen, welche am Large Hadron Collider (LHC) erforscht werden. Der LHC am Forschungszentrum CERN bei Genf ist der leistungsfähigste Beschleuniger der Welt und läuft seit dem Frühjahr 2015 erneut mit Rekordenergie. Der Autor beschreibt, wie das sogenannte „Standardmodell der Teilchenphysik“ aufgebaut ist und wie die Experimente des LHC es durch genauere Messungen festigen und durch neue Entdeckungen revolutionieren können. Dabei werden die wichtigsten grundlegenden Begriffe erklärt: Was sind beispielsweise virtuelle Teilchen, und welche Rolle spielen sie in der Natur? Was ist eine Quantenfeldtheorie? Sind die Elementarteilchen wirklich elementar? Was ist Symmetriebrechung? Trade Review Table of Contents
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Springer Spektrum Neustart Des Lhc: Cern Und Die Beschleuniger: Die
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Technology Meets Research - 60 Years Of Cern
Book Synopsis'The contributions from leading scientists of the day collected in this relatively slim book document CERN's 60-year voyage of innovation and discovery, the repercussions of which vindicate the vision of those who drove the foundation of the laboratory — European in constitution, but global in impact. The spirit of inclusive collaboration, which was a key element of the original vision for the laboratory, together with the aim of technical innovation and scientific excellence, are reflected in each of the articles in this unique volume.'CERN Courier'Big' science and advanced technology are known to cross-fertilize. This book emphasizes the interplay between particle physics and technology at CERN that has led to breakthroughs in both research and technology over the laboratory's first 60 years. The innovations, often the work of individuals or by small teams, are illustrated with highlights describing selected technologies from the domains of accelerators and detectors. The book also presents the framework and conditions prevailing at CERN that enabled spectacular advances in technology and contributed to propel the European organization into the league of leading research laboratories in the world.While the book is specifically aimed at providing information for the technically interested general public, more expert readers may also appreciate the broad variety of subjects presented. Ample references are given for those who wish to further explore a given topic.
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Oxford University Press Antimatter
Book SynopsisAntimatter explores a strange mirror world, where particles have identical yet opposite properties to those that make up the familiar matter we encounter everyday; where left becomes right, positive becomes negative; and where, should matter and antimatter meet, the two annihilate in a blinding flash of energy that makes even thermonuclear explosions look feeble by comparison. 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.Trade ReviewReview 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 *The 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 *This 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 *This is a must-read for fans of science and science fiction alike * John Gribbin, www.bbcfocusmagazine.com *Beautifully written... This book will inspire a sense of awe in even the most seasoned readers of physics books. * Amanda Gefter, New Scientist *Beautifully concise history of one vital aspect of twentieth-century particle physics. * Mark Ronan, Times Literary Supplement *Table of ContentsForeword: 'Genesis' 1: Antimatter: Fact or Fiction? 2: The Material World 3: Tablets of Stone 4: A Cosmic Discovery 5: Annihilation 6: Storing Antimatter 7: The Mirror Universe 8: Why is There Anything at All? 9: Revelations Appendix: The Cost of Antimatter Appendix: 'The Dirac Code' Notes Bibliography Index
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Cambridge University Press Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
Book SynopsisThis textbook offers a detailed and self-contained presentation of quantum field theory, suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses. The author provides full derivations wherever possible and adopts a pedagogical tone without sacrificing rigour. A fully worked solutions manual is available online for instructors.Trade Review'This new and very welcome introduction to quantum field theory takes the reader from the basics of classical physics and the beauty of group theory to the intricacies and elegance of gauge field theories. Students and researchers alike will treasure this fresh approach to one of the foundation stones of modern physics.' Thomas Appelquist, Yale University'I wish this text had been available the last time I taught quantum field theory. The author provides clear, detailed expositions, which serve students with diverse backgrounds for multiple course syllabi.' Steve Gottlieb, Indiana University'The rigorous and logical approach makes this text certainly one to be seriously considered for use in a quantum field theory course. In any case, it is one which practitioners will definitely want to have within easy reach on their bookshelf.' Barry Holstein, University of Massachusetts Amherst'Both as an introductory text and as an excellent single-volume compendium on quantum field theory, this book is highly recommended for students as well as practitioners at all levels.' Wolfram Weise, Technical University of MunichTable of Contents1. Lorentz and Poincare Invariance; 2. Classical Mechanics; 3. Relativistic Classical Fields; 4. Relativistic Quantum Mechanics; 5. Introduction to Particle Physics; 6. Formulation of Quantum Field Theory; 7. Interacting Quantum Field Theories; 8. Symmetries and Renormalization; 9. Nonabelian Gauge Theories.
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Cambridge University Press The Ideas of Particle Physics
Book SynopsisThis fourth edition is a comprehensive introduction to particle physics, from quarks to Higgs, from black holes to gravity waves. It is fully revised, including the most recent ideas and discoveries, and the latest avenues of research. It is valuable to anyone interested in particle physics.Trade Review'… The Ideas of Particle Physics remains an excellent book, predominantly aimed at graduate students, as a complement to courses and other reference works.' Dave Barney, CERN CourierTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Matter and light; 2. Special relativity; 3. Quantum mechanics; 4. Relativistic quantum theory; Part II. Basic Particle Physics: 5. The fundamental forces; 6. Symmetry in the microworld; 7. Mesons; 8. Strange particles; Part III. Strong Interaction Physics: 9. Resonance particles; 10. SU(3) and quarks; Part IV. Weak Interaction Physics I: 11. The violation of parity; 12. Fermi's theory of the weak interactions; 13. Two neutrinos; 14. Neutral kaons and CP violation; Part V. Weak Interaction Physics II: 15. 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. Glittering prizes; 64. Unknown unknowns: it must be beautiful; Appendices: 1. Units and constants; 2. Glossary; 3. List of symbols; 4. Bibliography; 5. Elementary particles data; Name index; Subject index.
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Unbound DARK: An A to Z of the Cosmos
Book SynopsisEver wanted to know more about the Big Bang but didn’t have Brian Cox’s email address? Ever wanted to cry out, ‘What on Earth is a black hole?’ but been afraid you’d be shouting into the abyss? Ever wanted to find out how gravity works but never found the book to pull you in?Well, have no fear: DARK is an easily digestible beginner’s guide to the Universe in a handy A to Z format, with entries on everything from Dark Matter and Quantum Physics to NASA and the Zoo Hypothesis.What’s more, the book is beautifully presented, so you’ll want to keep it out on display, dipping in to check exactly when it is that we humans are likely to be engulfed by the furnace of the Sun. It boasts a number of stunning design elements throughout, including original artworks and bespoke lettering to accompany each of the twenty-six chapters, as well as inspiring, enlightening and amusing quotes about space rendered in exquisitely considered typography.So, if you want to brush up on your astronomical ABCs while simultaneously receiving a visual massage from some rather splendid art and design, then this may well be the cosmic coffee-table book for you.
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Large Hadron Collider
Book SynopsisAn insider's history of the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider: why it was built, how it works, and the importance of what it has revealed. Since 2008 scientists have conducted experiments in a hyperenergized, 17-mile supercollider beneath the border of France and Switzerland. The Large Hadron Collider (or what scientists call the LHC) is one of the wonders of the modern worlda highly sophisticated scientific instrument designed to re-create in miniature the conditions of the universe as they existed in the microseconds following the big bang. Among many notable LHC discoveries, one led to the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for revealing evidence of the existence of the Higgs boson, the so-called God particle. Picking up where he left off in The Quantum Frontier, physicist Don Lincoln shares an insider's account of the LHC's operational history and gives readers everything they need to become well informed on this marvel of technology. Writing about the LHC'Trade ReviewThe book is a fast read brimming with personality. Reading about the Large Hadron Collider, with its spinning particle streams, hypercontrolled collisions, and awesome implications, is like learning about what wizards do.—Foreword ReviewsLincoln's tales of the LHC . . . offer readers fresh insight into some of the most significant research in modern physics.—Publishers WeeklyLaypersons interested in the building blocks of the universe and/or the newsworthy LHC will learn a lot from this work and enjoy the process.—Library JournalPhysics blends with some amazing stories of the Higgs boson and other details in a powerful scientific survey packed with insights that are both scientifically detailed and widely accessible to general-interest readers.—California BookwatchThis engaging story will be appreciated by readers interested in the frontiers of science . . . Highly recommended.—ChoiceWritten in accessible language and an engaging manner . . . I was pleased to see how Lincoln's sense of humor. . . lightens what might otherwise be a tedious enumeration of technical details.—MetascienceTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Beginnings and Building Blocks2. Stuff We Already Know3. Accelerators and the LHC4. Incredible Detectors5. Teething Pains and Triumphs6. The Dramatic Higgs Saga7. Looking for Something New8. The Future Is Bright!Suggested ReadingIndex
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Leptons: Classes, Properties and Interactions
Book SynopsisIn Leptons: Classes, Properties and Interactions, the authors develop a model to calculate the masses of charged leptons by quantifying the electrostatic field generated by these particles. This model is extended to weak and strong interactions in order to calculate the masses of all elementary fermions.Next, by taking the SU(2) group of weak interactions in the presence of Electric Charge Swap-symmetry as a starting point, this compilation show that ordinary and non-regular leptons are related by the ECS-rotational SO(3) group. By considering the ECS-Hamiltonian quaternions for leptons, the authors find that the SU(5) Grand Unified Theory originates from the image of normalized quaternions group N(Q8) under the ECS-rotations.The differential cross-section corresponding to a dispersion process in the context of the 331RHν model is calculated in order to use the results in terrestrial and astrophysical experiments. The differential cross-section is written in terms of the mass of the new gauge boson Z', the mixing angle, the magnetic moment of the neutrino, and the charge radius.In closing, the authors obtain analytical expressions for the total cross section of the process e+e− τ+τ−γ in the context of the B-L model. The total cross section is analyzed in terms of themass of the new gauge boson Z', the mixing angle θ' of the B-L model, the magneticmoment and the electric dipole moment of the τ -lepton.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Topics in Hadron Spectroscopy: Volume III
Book SynopsisThis is a Nova Science Publication.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Introduction To Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics
Book SynopsisThis book attempts to cover the fascinating field of physics of relativistic heavy ions, mainly from the experimentalist's point of view. After the introductory chapter on quantum chromodynamics, basic properties of atomic nuclei, sources of relativistic nuclei, and typical detector set-ups are described in three subsequent chapters. Experimental facts on collisions of relativistic heavy ions are systematically presented in 15 consecutive chapters, starting from the simplest features like cross sections, multiplicities, and spectra of secondary particles and going to more involved characteristics like correlations, various relatively rare processes, and newly discovered features: collective flow, high pT suppression and jet quenching. Some entirely new topics are included, such as the difference between neutron and proton radii in nuclei, heavy hypernuclei, and electromagnetic effects on secondary particle spectra.Phenomenological approaches and related simple models are discussed in parallel with the presentation of experimental data. Near the end of the book, recent ideas about the new state of matter created in collisions of ultrarelativistic nuclei are discussed. In the final chapter, some predictions are given for nuclear collisions in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), now in construction at the site of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva. Finally, the appendix gives us basic notions of relativistic kinematics, and lists the main international conferences related to this field. A concise reference book on physics of relativistic heavy ions, it shows the present status of this field.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Modulation Spectrometry Of Neutrons With
Book SynopsisModulation spectrometry of neutrons refers to a measuring principle, characterized by classification of neutron histories in a probabilistic way, not the usual deterministic way. In order to accomplish this, neutron beams entering the sample are modulated by high-transmission, white-beam selectors of the multislit type, such as Fourier or statistical choppers or high-frequency-modulated spin-flippers. In this scheme it is impossible to decide in a unique way through which particular slit any single neutron passed, but the distribution of histories for a large population of neutrons can nevertheless be correctly obtained, by classifying each conceivable history either as a high-probability or as a low-probability event, based on the actual observed state of the neutron selector. So far the principle has been successfully applied to powder diffraction, but it seems to offer extra degrees of freedom if applied to measuring dispersion curves of coherent excitations, such as phonons in single crystals.Table of ContentsHistorical review; statistical classification of modulation schemes; pulsed modulation; pseudorandom modulation; golay code modulation; Fourier modulation; reverse time-of-flight principle; powder diffraction application to crystallography; application to residual strain determination; prospects for spectroscopy of coherent excitations.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd From Thermal Field Theory To Neural Networks: A
Book SynopsisTanguy Altherr was a Fellow in the Theory Division at CERN, on leave from LAPP (CNRS) Annecy. At the time of his accidental death in July 1994, he was only 31.A meeting was organized at CERN, covering the various aspects of his scientific interests: thermal field theory and its applications to hot or dense media, neural networks and its applications to high energy data analysis. Speakers were among his closest collaborators and friends.Table of ContentsTanguy Altherr - a physicist and a friend, P. Aurenche; hot scalar electro-dynamics as a toy model for hot QCD, A. Rebhan; the secret of the Kobayashi-Lee-Nauenberg theorem, T. Grandou; electromagnetic emission rates for QCD plasma and heavy-ion collisions, V. Ruuskanen; in a hot, chirally symmetric phase, pi0 does not go into 2gamma, but pi0theta does, R. Pisarski; hot field theory and astrophysics, P. Salati; axion emission from red giants and white dwarfs, T. Del Rio Gaztelurrutia; spot reduction algorithm - a technique for HEP data analysis, J. Seixas.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Strings 2000, Proceedings Of The 2000
Book SynopsisSuperstring theory and its successor, M-theory, hold promises of a deeper understanding of the Standard Model of particle physics, the unification of the four fundamental forces, the quantum theory of gravity, the mysteries of quantum black holes, Big Bang cosmology and, ultimately, their complete synthesis in a final theory of physics.This volume records the proceedings of the major annual international conference on the subject, “Strings 2000”, which involved 42 talks by the world's leading experts on string theory and M-theory. It will be of interest not only to researchers in the field but also to all those who wish to keep abreast of the latest developments and breakthroughs in this exciting area of theoretical physics.Table of ContentsGauge fields, scalars, warped geometry and strings, E. Silverstein; RS braneworlds in type IIB supergravity, K.S. Stelle; supersymmetry in singular spaces and domain walls, R. Kallosh; overview of "k"-theory applied to strings, E. Witten; "N=2" gauge-gravity duals, J. Polchinski; the supergravity brane-world, J.T. Liu; aspects of collapsing cycles, B.R. Greene; covariant quantization of the superstring, N. Berkovits; supergravity description of field theories on curved manifolds and a no go theorem, J. Maldacena and C. Nunez; cosmological breaking of supersymmetry?, T. Banks; space-time uncertainty and noncummutativity in string theory, T. Yoneya; stable non-BPS states and their holographic duals, S. Mukhi and N.V. Suryanarayana; representations of superconformal algebras in the AdS7/4/CFT6/3 correspondence, S. Ferrara and E. Sokatchev. (Part contents).
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd From Quarks To Black Holes - Interviewing The
Book SynopsisThis book presents a series of delightful interviews in which natural objects such as an electron, a black hole, a galaxy, and even the vacuum itself, reveal their innermost secrets — not only what they are but also how they feel. A hydrogen atom tells us about quantum mechanics and why we live in a non-deterministic world; a black hole explains curved space and naked singularities; and a uranium atom talks of its life on a meteor, its tremendous collision with Earth, and properties of radioactivity — all while grappling with its own mortality. A neutron star gives a personal account of its creation and goes on to discuss quasars and other extraordinary astronomical objects, while an iron atom describes its birth in a remote supernova explosion and its series of adventures on Earth, from its early use in wrought iron processes to its time in a human body, and then to its latest misadventures.The book discusses many fundamental issues in physics and, at times, examines the philosophical and moral issues of society. For example, the interview with the quark reveals the nature of color gauge symmetry, which is interwoven with a discussion on truth and beauty, and shows how these concepts play an integral part in physics and nature, while the uranium atom expresses its horror of the development and use of the atomic bomb.Table of ContentsInterview with a Carbon Atom; Interview with an Electron; Interview with Jupiter; Interview with a Black Hole; Interview with a Uranium Atom; Interview with a Fermion and a Boson; Interview with a Star; Interview with a Wimp; Interview with a Comet; Interview with a Spiral Galaxy; Interview with a Neutrino; Interview with a Hydrogen Atom; Interview with a Neutron; Interview with a Quark; Interview with a Tachyon; Interview with a Quasar; Interview with Antimatter; Interview with Iron; Interview with a Muon; Interview with a Neutron Star; Interview with a String; Interview with Vacuum.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Oskar Klein Memorial Lectures, The (Volume 3)
Book SynopsisThis is an invaluable collection of colloquium-type lectures given by some of the most prominent theoretical physicists of today. In a form accessible to the interested general physicist, it covers topics ranging from the use of field-theoretical methods in different contexts via duality symmetries between various field theories, to the Ads/CFT correspondence and cosmology.Table of ContentsThe Weak Interaction: Its History and Impact on Physics (T D Lee); Electron Orbits and Superconductivity of Carbon 60 (T D Lee); The Power of Duality - Exact Results in 4D SUSY Field Theory (N Seiberg); String Theory as a Universal Language (A M Polyakov); The Cosmological Tests (P J E Peebles); Anti-de-Sitter Space, Thermal Phase Transition, and Confinement in Gauge Theories (E Witten); Can There Be Physics Without Experiments? Challenges and Pitfalls (G 't Hooft).
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Structural Aspects Of Quantum Field Theory And
Book SynopsisThe book is devoted to the subject of quantum field theory. It is divided into two volumes. The first volume can serve as a textbook on main techniques and results of quantum field theory, while the second treats more recent developments, in particular the subject of quantum groups and noncommutative geometry, and their interrelation.The second edition is extended by additional material, mostly concerning the impact of noncommutative geometry on theories beyond the standard model of particle physics, especially the possible role of torsion in the context of the dark matter problem. Furthermore, the text includes a discussion of the Randall-Sundrum model and the Seiberg-Witten equations.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Relativistic Quantum Mechanics And Related Topics
Book SynopsisThis book describes Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, starting from the free field equations for spin-zero particles and for spin-one-half particles, leading to the Klein-Gordon equation and Dirac equations. Interactions of these particles with the electromagnetic field through minimal coupling are introduced as well as other interactions between particles. It includes the calculation of the fundamental processes of Quantum Electrodynamics by means of Feynman's propagator theory, which allows for a proper treatment of diverse scattering and particle creation processes. In addition to this, a number of special topics are discussed, such as spontaneous symmetry breaking, the global and local cases, the Higgs mechanism, axion-photon interactions using techniques borrowed from scalar QED, pair creation in a strong external electric field, the two-dimensional representation of the Klein-Gordon propagator, bound states in the Greens functions approach, and the Breit equation for bound states. Also, the photon-electron interactions are treated in the context of a symmetric treatment within electrons and photons for eg. Compton scattering, pair creation and pair annihilation. Finally, non-abelian gauge theories, the Glashow-Weinberg-Salam model, some electroweak processes, and Feynman diagrams are also discussed.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd At The Frontier Of Particle Physics: Handbook Of
Book SynopsisThis is the fourth and last volume of the invaluable publication At the Frontier of Particle Physics: Handbook of QCD. In this volume the reader will find three important sections. The first is devoted to QCD-based phenomenology. It covers issues deeply woven into the fabric of particle physics: weak interactions of light quarks (J Bijnens) and heavy quarkonium physics (A Hoang). The second section is a report on recent advances in the understanding of confinement in three dimensions in the Georgi-Glashow model (I Kogan and A Kovner). The third section deals with lattice QCD (A Kronfeld) and loop equations (A Dubin and Yu Makeenko).The five reviews in Volume 4, together with the 33 reviews in Volumes 1-3, constitute a full encyclopedia, covering all aspects of quantum chromodynamics as we know it today. The articles have been written by recognized experts in this field. Combining features of a handbook and a textbook, this is the most comprehensive source of information on the current status of QCD. It is intended for students as well as physicists — both theorists and experimentalists.Table of ContentsQCD and weak interactions of light quarks, J. Bijnens; heavy quarkonium dynamics, A. Hoang; confinement in 2+1 dimensional Georgi-Glashow model, I. Kogan and A. Kovner; uses of effective field theory in lattice QCD, A. Kronfeld; loop equations - 20 years later, A. Dubin and Y. Makeenko.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Accelerator Physics, Technology And Applications:
Book SynopsisOriginally invented for generating the first artificial nuclear reactions, particle accelerators have undergone, during the past 80 years, a fascinating development that is an impressive example of the inventiveness and perseverance of scientists and engineers. Since the early 1980s, accelerator science and technology has been booming. Today, accelerators are the prime tool for high energy physics to probe the structure of matter to an unknown depth. They are also, as synchrotron radiation sources, the most versatile tool for characterizing materials and processes and for producing micro- and nanostructured devices. The determination of the structure of large biomolecules is presently among the best examples of the application of synchrotron radiation. Finally, accelerators have grown more and more important for medicine, which is relying on them for advanced cancer therapy and radio-surgery. And there are more applications, including the generation of neutrons for materials science, the transmutation of nuclear waste with simultaneous production of electrical power, the sterilization of medical supplies and of foodstuff, and the inspection of trucks by customs or security services.This book is meant to provide basic training in modern accelerators for students, teachers, and interested scientists and engineers working in other fields. It is a result of the 3rd International Accelerator School, held in 2002 in Singapore under the auspices of the Overseas Chinese Physics Association (OCPA). Reputable experts, including a recent prize-winner, cover the field of cyclic and linear accelerators from the basic theoretical tools to forefront developments such as the X-ray free electron laser or the latest proton therapy facilities under construction.Accelerators, the art of building them, and the science for understanding their function have become a very exciting field of research. This book conveys the excitement of the experts to the reader.The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings® (ISTP® / ISI Proceedings)• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)• CC Proceedings — Engineering & Physical SciencesTable of ContentsParticle Accelerators: An Introduction (C Zhang); A Guided Survey of Synchrotron Radiation Sources (H O Moser); Transverse Beam Dynamics: Linear Optics (Q Qin); Transverse Beam Dynamics: Closed Orbit Correction and Injection (C-C Kuo); Transverse Beam Dynamics: Dynamic Aperture (Q Qin); Longitudinal Beam Dynamics -- Energy Oscillation in an Electron Storage Ring (Y Jin); Photoinjectors (B-Z Ilan); Synchrotron Radiation (C T Lee); Lattice Design for Synchrotron Radiation Source Storage Rings (Y Jin); Spallation Neutron Source and Other High Intensity Proton Sources (W Chou); RF Electron Linac and Microton (S-H Wang); Collective Beam Effects in Storage Rings (Z Guo); Designing Superconducting Cavities for Accelerators (H Padamsee); Accelerator Magnets: Dipole, Quadrupole and Sextupole (C S Hwang); Emittance and Cooling (C T Lee); RF Systems for Light Source Storage Rings (Z T Zhao); Vacuum System (J R Chen); RFQ Design and Performance (J Fang); Insertion Devices: Wigglers and Undulators (C S Hwang); Medical and Industrial Applications of Electron Accelerators (Y Lin); High Gain Free Electron Lasers (L H Yu); Proton Therapy: Accelerator Aspects and Procedures (H-U Klein & D Krischel); Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation Applications (H O Moser et al.)
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Strings, Branes And Extra Dimensions (Tasi 2001)
Book SynopsisThis book covers some recent advances in string theory and extra dimensions. Intended mainly for advanced graduate students in theoretical physics, it presents a rare combination of formal and phenomenological topics, based on the annual lectures given at the School of the Theoretical Advanced Study Institute (2001) — a traditional event that brings together graduate students in high energy physics for an intensive course of advanced learning. The lecturers in the School are leaders in their fields.The first lecture, by E D'Hoker and D Freedman, is a systematic introduction to the gauge-gravity correspondence, focusing in particular on correlation functions in the conformal case. The second, by L Dolan, provides an introduction to perturbative string theory, including recent advances on backgrounds involving Ramond-Ramond fluxes. The third, by S Gubser, explains some of the basic facts about special holonomy and its uses in string theory and M-theory. The fourth, by J Hewett, surveys the TeV phenomenology of theories with large extra dimensions. The fifth, by G Kane, presents the case for supersymmetry at the weak scale and some of its likely experimental consequences. The sixth, by A Liddle, surveys recent developments in cosmology, particularly with regard to recent measurements of the CMB and constraints on inflation. The seventh, by B Ovrut, presents the basic features of heterotic M-theory, including constructions that contain the Standard Model. The eighth, by K Rajagopal, explains the recent advances in understanding QCD at low temperatures and high densities in terms of color superconductivity. The ninth, by M Sher, summarizes grand unified theories and baryogenesis, including discussions of supersymmetry breaking and the Standard Model Higgs mechanism. The tenth, by M Spiropulu, describes collider physics, from a survey of current and future machines to examples of data analyses relevant to theories beyond the Standard Model. The eleventh, by M Strassler, is an introduction to supersymmetric gauge theory, focusing on Wilsonian renormalization and analogies between three- and four-dimensional theories. The twelfth, by W Taylor and B Zwiebach, introduces string field theory and discusses recent advances in understanding open string tachyon condensation. The thirteenth, by D Waldram, discusses explicit model building in heterotic M-theory, emphasizing the role of the E8 gauge fields.The written presentation of these lectures is detailed yet straightforward, and they will be of use to both students and experienced researchers in high-energy theoretical physics for years to come.The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)• CC Proceedings — Engineering & Physical SciencesTable of ContentsSupersymmetric Gauge Theories and the AdS/CFT Correspondence (E D'Hoker & D Z Freedman); Perturbative String Theory and Ramond-Ramond Flux (L Dolan); Special Holonomy in String Theory and M-Theory (S S Gubser); Phenomenology of Extra Dimensions (J L Hewett); Weak Scale Supersymmetry -- A Top-Motivated-Bottom-Up Approach (G L Kane); Recent Developments in Cosmology (A R Liddle); Lectures on Heterotic M-Theory (B A Ovrut); Color Superconductivity (K Rajagopal); Grand Unification, Higgs Bosons, and Baryogenesis (M Sher); Collider Experiment: Strings, Branes and Extra Dimensions (M Spiropulu); An Unorthodox Introduction to Supersymmetric Gauge Theory (M J Strassler); Three-Family String-Models (D Waldram); D-Branes, Tachyons, and String Field Theory (W Taylor & B Zwiebach)
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Elementary Particles: Building Blocks Of Matter
Book SynopsisThis highly readable book uncovers the mysteries of the physics of elementary particles for a broad audience. From the familiar notions of atoms and molecules to the complex ideas of the grand unification of all the basic forces, this book allows the interested lay public to appreciate the fascinating building blocks of matter that make up our universe.Beginning with a description of the quantum nature of atoms and particles, readers are introduced to the elementary constituents of atomic nuclei: quarks. The book goes on to consider all of the important ideas in particle physics: quantum electrodynamics and quantum chromodynamics, the theory of strong interactions, the gauge theories of the weak and electromagnetic interactions, as well as the problem of mass generation. To conclude the book, the ideas of grand unification are described, and finally, some applications to astrophysics are discussed.Your guide to this exciting world is an author who, together with the originator of the idea of quarks, Murray Gell-Mann, has played an important role in the development of the theory of quantum chromodynamics and the concept of grand unification.Table of Contents* Electrons and Atomic Nuclei * Quantum Properties of Atoms and Particles * The Knives of Democritus * Quarks Inside Atomic Nuclei * Quantum Electrodynamics * Quantum Chromodynamics * Mesons, Baryons and Quarks * Electroweak Interactions * Grand Unification
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Soft Multihadron Dynamics
Book SynopsisThis book gives a comprehensive account of the development and present status of the field of soft (i.e. non-perturbative) phenomena encountered in the production of (multi-) hadronic final states by the collision of various types of particles at high energies. Phenomenological models used to describe the data are in general inspired by Quantum Chromo Dynamics (QCD) and the book repeatedly crosses the border — if at all existent — between soft (non-perturbative) and hard (perturbative) QCD.Table of Contents# Total Cross Sections and Diffraction # Inclusive and Exclusive Data Analysis in LPS, Event Shape # Three-Particle Exclusive Final States # Single-Particle Inclusive Distributions # Early Models # Fragmentation Models # Correlations and Fluctuations, the Formalism # Final-State Multiplicity # Experimental Results on Correlations # Multiplicity Fluctuations and Intermittency # Bose-Einstein Correlations
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Dynamics Of Particles And The Electromagnetic
Book SynopsisAdvances in experimental techniques are allowing researchers to investigate the extremes of the dynamics of particle interactions with electromagnetic fields. The theoretical tools at our disposal are classical and quantum mechanics and experience has shown that it is dangerous to dismiss one at the expense of the other. Each has merits that should be fully explored; the problem, however, is to bridge the gap between them so that the information they give is complementary rather than contradictory. In this book, that goal is achieved by formulating five postulates, and the level of their implementation distinguishes the two mechanics. That the dynamics of particles (charges) is not complete without unifying it with the dynamics of electromagnetic fields is given special emphasis.In the first of three parts in the book, Newton dynamics is formulated from the Liouville equation. In the third part, this forms the basis for implementing the uncertainty postulate to formulate quantum mechanics. The theories of relativity and electromagnetic interactions are derived from one of the five postulates in the second part, and the unification of the dynamics of particles and electromagnetic fields is formulated in the second and the third parts. Numerous examples from each section illustrate the theory.Employing functional analysis instead of the more abstract techniques of linear spaces, linear operators, group theory, etc., the book makes well suited to advanced undergraduate level courses in classical and quantum mechanics. The material is also intended for postgraduate courses, in atomic and molecular physics in particular, with examples covering modern trends in research.The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM featuring various illustrative examples.Table of Contents# Newtonian Dynamics # Simple Systems # Central Force # Angular Momentum # Special Phase Space Densities # Interaction of Two Particles # Examples of Lorentz Invariant Dynamics # Lorentz Invariant Liouville Equation # Non-Uniform Motion # Field and Its Source # Implementation of Uncertainty Principle # Typical Solutions # Impulsive Force # Inelastic Scattering # Dynamics in Electromagnetic Field # Radiation by Charge # Particle Manifestation of Electromagnetic Field # Spin # Arbitrary Potential
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Handbook On Secondary Particle Production And
Book SynopsisThis handbook is a timely resource for the rapidly growing field of heavy-ion transport-model theory and its applications to the fields of accelerator development, heavy-ion radiotherapy, and shielding of accelerators and in space.Data from over 20 years of experiments in the production of secondary neutrons and spallation products are contained in the handbook, and are available on the accompanying CD. Transport modelers and experimentalists will find the detailed descriptions of the experiments and subsequent analyses to be a valuable aid in utilizing the data for their particular applications.Table of ContentsSecondary Neutron Yields from Thick Targets Secondary Neutron Production Cross Sections Measurements of HZE Neutrons behind Shielding Production Cross Sections of Spallation Products Created in Heavy-Ion Reactions Moving Source Parametrizations of Thick-Target Neutron Yields and Neutron-Production Cross Sections
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Theory And Phenomenology Of Sparticles: An
Book SynopsisSupersymmetry or SUSY, one of the most beautiful recent ideas of physics, predicts sparticles existing as superpartners of particles. This book gives a theoretical and phenomenological account of sparticles. Starting from a basic level, it provides a comprehensive, pedagogical and user-friendly treatment of the subject of four-dimensional N=1 supersymmetry as well as its observational aspects in high energy physics and cosmology. Part One of the book introduces the requisite formal theory, preceded by a discussion of the naturalness problem. Part Two describes the supersymmetrization of the Standard Model of particle interactions as well as the origin of soft supersymmetry breaking and how it can be mediated from higher energies. Search strategies for sparticles, supersymmetric Higgs bosons, nonminimal scenarios and cosmological implications are some of the other topics covered. Novel features of the book include a dictionary between two-component and four-component spinor notation, a step-by-step derivation of the nonrenormalization theorem, an extended discussion of supersymmetric renormalization group evolution, detailed analyses of minimal and nonminimal models with gravity (including anomaly) mediated and gauge mediated supersymmetry breaking as well as elaborate self-contained presentations of collider signals of sparticles plus supersymmetric Higgs bosons and of supersymmetric cosmology. Appendices list all Feynman rules for the vertices of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model.Trade Review"I find the book very attractive and very useful at this time. There are not so many up-to-date books for the LHC phenomenology." G Altarelli, CERN "It seeks to be the complete primer on supersymmetry for the theorist, phenomenologist and experimentalist. The presentation is lucid throughout and the notation is well-chosen. This is a highly recommended book for the student of particle physics who has studied the basics of quantum field theory and the phenomenon of the known elementary particles. In addition, it is a handy source of information (and most valuably, explanations) for senior students and practicing physicists in other areas, who will increasingly feel the need to know about the area of fundamental science most finely poised for a dramatic experimental breakthrough." Current Science "... very informative book on supersymmetric particles ..." Professor Barry Barish California Institute of Technology "Very good text. Although suitable for those who want to begin working in the field, nonexperts can get substantial insights into the goals and motivation behind the theory by browsing through. The book begins with a good pedagogical treatment of the superspace formalism and ends with an extensive summary of Feynman rules. About 300 pages cover the phenomenology of supersymmetry -- from colliders to dark matter -- with significant discussion of supersymmetry breaking and a 30-page chapter on supersymmetric Higgs bosons." Physics TodayTable of ContentsIntroduction and Overview: Supersymmetry: Why and How; Supersymmetry Formalism: Preliminaries; Algebraic Aspects; Free Superfields in Superspace; Interacting Superfields; Superspace Perturbation Theory and Supergraphs; General Aspects of Supersymmetry Breaking; Supersymmetry Phenomenology: Basic Structure of the MSSM; Soft Supersymmetry Breaking in the MSSM; Higgs Bosons in the MSSM; Evolution from Very High Energies; Gravity Mediated Supersymmetry Breaking; Gauge Mediated Supersymmetry Breaking; Beyond the MSSM; Supersymmetry at Colliders; Supersymmetric Cosmology; Conclusion: Wish List, Roadmap and Fine Tuning.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Modern Many-particle Physics: Atomic Gases,
Book SynopsisThis book is devoted to the description of Bosonic and Fermionic systems: metallic clusters; quantum dots, wires, rings and molecules; trapped Fermi and Bose atoms; liquid drops of Helium; electron gas in different dimensions and geometries with and without magnetic fields.Extensively updated with 200 extra pages, the new edition of this successful book includes the field's cutting-edge areas: spin-orbit coupling in heterostructures and spintronics; the conductivity problem: conductivity of quantum wires, magnetoconductivity of nanostructures, spin-Hall conductivity; atomic Fermi gases in traps; non-collinear local spin density approximation calculations; and Brueckner-Hartree-Fock in finite size systems.Table of ContentsIndependent-Particle Model; The Hartree-Fock Theory; The Brueckner-Hartree-Fock (BHF) Theory; The Density Functional Theory (DFT); The Confined 2D Electron Gas in a Magnetic Field; Spin-Orbit Coupling in Confined 2D Electron Gas; Monte Carlo Methods; The Linear Response Function Theory; The Linear Response Function in Different Models; Dynamic Correlations and Response Function; The Hydrodynamic and Elastic Models.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Neutrino Oscillations: Present Status And Future
Book SynopsisThis book reviews the status of a very exciting field — neutrino oscillations — at a very important time. The fact that neutrinos have mass has only been proved in the last few years and the acceptance of that fact has opened up a whole new area of study to understand the fundamental parameters of the mixing matrix.The book summarizes the results from all the experiments which have played a role in the measurement of neutrino oscillations and briefly describes the scope of some new planned experiments. Contributions include a theoretical introduction by Stephen Parke from FNAL, as well as articles from all the major experimental groups who have been pivotal in uncovering the nature of the neutrino mass.Table of ContentsPresent Status: Super K (C Walter); K2K (J Wilkes); MINOS (T Vahle); SNO (J Wilson & S Peeters); Kamland (K Heeger); LSND/Karmen (W Louis); MiniBoone (S Brice); Future Plans: LNGS (D Autiero); T2K (D Wark); Double Chooz (G Horton-Smith & T Lassarre); Nova (G Feldman); Daya Bay (K B Luk).
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Mesons And Baryons: Systematization And Methods
Book SynopsisThis book is devoted to the investigation of the strongly interacting hadrons — to a quark model operating with effective color particles, constituent quarks, massive effective gluons and diquarks. The study of strong interactions based on effective constituent particles requires a solid ground of experimental data, which we now have at our disposal with the serious progress made in the investigation of hadrons, especially meson states.The present understanding of QCD applied to strong interactions can be distorted by prejudices. Therefore, the way followed by the quark model is to rely on the experiment and to restore the effective Hamiltonian on the basis of QCD on the one hand, and, on the other, of the spectral integral method.Baryon-baryon and antibaryon-baryon interactions are studied with the purpose of unambiguous applications of the written formulae to the interpretation of experimental data — to the observation of new meson and baryon resonances. The technique used is the spin-orbital momentum expansion of the amplitude. This method is our basic approach to the proper treatment of experimental data. The photon-induced reactions are also considered and the problem of form factors is discussed.Table of ContentsHadrons as Systems of Constituent Quarks; Systematics of Mesons and Baryons; Elements of the Scattering Theory; BaryonA-Baryon and BaryonA-Antibaryon Systems; PionA-Nucleon and PhotonA-Nucleon Collisions; Multiparticle Production Processes; Photon-Induced Hadron Production, Meson Form Factors and Quark Model; Spectral Integral Equation.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Perspectives On Lhc Physics
Book SynopsisThe Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, is the world's largest and highest energy and highest intensity particle accelerator. Here is a timely book with several perspectives on the hoped-for discoveries from the LHC.This book provides an overview on the techniques that will be crucial for finding new physics at the LHC, as well as perspectives on the importance and implications of the discoveries. Among the accomplished contributors to this book are leaders and visionaries in the field of particle physics beyond the Standard Model, including two Nobel Laureates (Steven Weinberg and Frank Wilczek), and presumably some future Nobel Laureates, plus top younger theorists and experimenters. With its blend of popular and technical contents, the book will have wide appeal, not only to physical scientists but also to those in related fields.Table of ContentsThe LHC - A A"WhyA" Machine and a Supersymmetry Factory (G Kane); Dark Matter at the LHC (A Pierce); LHC's ATLAS and CMS Detectors (M Spiropulu & S Stapnes); Understanding the Standard Model, as a Bridge to the Discovery of New Phenomena at the LHC (M L Mangano); Thoughts on a Long Voyage (L Susskind); The "Top Priority" at the LHC (T Han); LHC Discoveries Unfolded (J Lykken & M Spiropulu); From BCS to the LHC (S Weinberg); Searching for Gluinos at the Tevatron and Beyond (J Alwall et al.); Naturally Speaking: The Naturalness Criterion and Physics at the LHC (G F Giudice); Prospects for Higgs Boson Searches at the LHC (K Jakobs & M Schumacher); A Review of Spin Determination at the LHC (L-T Wang & I Yavin); Anticipating a New Golden Age (F Wilczek); Strongly Interacting Electroweak Theories and Their Five-Dimensional Analogs at the LHC (A Pomarol); How to Find a Hidden World at the LHC (J D Wells); B Physics at LHCb (M P Altarelli & F Teubert); The LHC and the Universe at Large (P Binetruy).
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Springer Records from the SMatrix Marathon
Book SynopsisTasty bits of several complex variables.- Scattering on periodic lattices.- Dispersion relation in QCD.- Schwinger Keldysh formalism.- Boundary view on analyticity.- Observables in expanding universes.- The analytic S-matrix revisited.- A timeless history of time.- Gravitational physics from scattering amplitudes.
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