Non-accelerator Particle Astrophysics - Proceedings Of The 4th School
Non-accelerator Particle Astrophysics - Proceedings Of The 4th School

Author: Giorgio Giacomelli

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1996-07-13

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13: 9814547778

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The volume presents a broad coverage of this timely subject. The work is up-to-date and detailed enough to constitute a fine reference for experimental as well as for theoretical physicists, but also maintains an informative pedagogical tone so that it can serve as the basis for a modern course on the subject.Major sections include fundamentals of particle physics with results from accelerator experiments, the particle-cosmology interface, neutrino physics, large scale searches for proton decay and for exotic matter in the universe, neutrino astronomy, the physics of cosmic rays and gamma ray astronomy. A portion of the volume deals with facilities and instrumentation for particle astrophysics and on data acquisition.

Non-accelerator Astroparticle Physics - Proceedings Of The 7th School
Non-accelerator Astroparticle Physics - Proceedings Of The 7th School

Author: Giorgio Giacomelli

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2005-05-03

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 9814480479

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This comprehensive volume of articles from the seventh school on non-accelerator astroparticle physics presents a timely coverage of this interesting and rapidly expanding subject. The contributions enlarge and complement the earlier volumes prepared for the fourth, fifth and sixth schools. An informative, pedagogical approach has been maintained so that the book can serve as the basis for a modern course on the subject.The first section introduces the fundamentals of particle physics with a review of the standard model and beyond. The comprehensive section on neutrino physics and astrophysics covers neutrino masses and oscillations, short and long baseline neutrino experiments, atmospheric and solar neutrinos, and neutrino telescopes. The section on dark matter includes a theoretical presentation and a review of existing and potential dark matter searches. Searches for axions, magnetic monopoles, and nuclearites are also discussed. Cosmic rays and astrophysics are covered with reviews on experiments in space, extreme energy cosmic rays, and photons and antimatter in space. The theory of gravitational waves and searches for gravitational waves are considered. A section deals with the LEP legacy and future accelerators and superbeams. Large scale facilities, detectors, data acquisition and large scale computing are reviewed. The volume concludes with an in-depth look at the impact of science on the world with essays looking back on the past century of scientific progress and its effects on society.

Particles and Fundamental Interactions
Particles and Fundamental Interactions

Author: Sylvie Braibant

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-11-16

Total Pages: 503

ISBN-13: 9400724632

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The book provides theoretical and phenomenological insights on the structure of matter, presenting concepts and features of elementary particle physics and fundamental aspects of nuclear physics. Starting with the basics (nomenclature, classification, acceleration techniques, detection of elementary particles), the properties of fundamental interactions (electromagnetic, weak and strong) are introduced with a mathematical formalism suited to undergraduate students. Some experimental results (the discovery of neutral currents and of the W± and Z0 bosons; the quark structure observed using deep inelastic scattering experiments) show the necessity of an evolution of the formalism. This motivates a more detailed description of the weak and strong interactions, of the Standard Model of the microcosm with its experimental tests, and of the Higgs mechanism. The open problems in the Standard Model of the microcosm and macrocosm are presented at the end of the book. For example, the CP violation currently measured does not explain the matter-antimatter asymmetry of the observable universe; the neutrino oscillations and the estimated amount of cosmological dark matter seem to require new physics beyond the Standard Model. A list of other introductory texts, work reviews and some specialized publications is reported in the bibliography. Translation from the Italian Language Edition "Particelle e interazioni fondamentali" by Sylvie Braibant, Giorgio Giacomelli, and Maurizio Spurio Copyright © Springer-Verlag Italia, 2009 Springer-Verlag Italia is part of Springer Science+Business Media All Rights Reserved

Proceedings of the Sixth School on Non-Accelerator Astropartical Physics
Proceedings of the Sixth School on Non-Accelerator Astropartical Physics

Author: R. A. Carrigan

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 9812777490

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This volume provides timely coverage of nonaccelerator astroparticle physics. It complements two volumes prepared for earlier schools. Informative and pedagogical, it can serve as the basis for a modern course on the subject.The first section discusses the fundamentals of particle physics, with reviews of the standard model and beyond. The section on neutrinos and neutrino oscillations covers topics including neutrino oscillations, short and long baseline neutrino beams from accelerators, atmospheric and solar neutrinos, neutrinos from gravitational stellar collapses and neutrino telescopes. Another section deals with dark matter searches. Cosmic rays and astrophysics are covered with reviews of experiments in space, extreme energy cosmic rays, and gamma ray bursts. Gravitational waves and gravitational wave detectors are discussed. The final section deals with results from accelerators and future plans for accelerator facilities, computing, and new large and small detectors. Abstracts of the posters presented by participants at the school give a broad picture of world-wide activities in the field.

Nonaccelerator Astroparticle Physics, Proceedings Of The Sixth School
Nonaccelerator Astroparticle Physics, Proceedings Of The Sixth School

Author: Richard A Carrigan Jr

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2002-06-27

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 9814488623

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This volume provides timely coverage of nonaccelerator astroparticle physics. It complements two volumes prepared for earlier schools. Informative and pedagogical, it can serve as the basis for a modern course on the subject.The first section discusses the fundamentals of particle physics, with reviews of the standard model and beyond. The section on neutrinos and neutrino oscillations covers topics including neutrino oscillations, short and long baseline neutrino beams from accelerators, atmospheric and solar neutrinos, neutrinos from gravitational stellar collapses and neutrino telescopes. Another section deals with dark matter searches. Cosmic rays and astrophysics are covered with reviews of experiments in space, extreme energy cosmic rays, and gamma ray bursts. Gravitational waves and gravitational wave detectors are discussed. The final section deals with results from accelerators and future plans for accelerator facilities, computing, and new large and small detectors. Abstracts of the posters presented by participants at the school give a broad picture of world-wide activities in the field.

Quantum Systems: New Trends And Methods - Proceedings Of The International Workshop
Quantum Systems: New Trends And Methods - Proceedings Of The International Workshop

Author: Young Suh Kim

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1997-04-11

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9814546445

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The purpose of the workshop is to discuss both local and global geometrical and topological effects in quantum systems, in the context of the new methods of investigation. The main topics are: non-perturbative methods in quantum theory; geometrical and topological effects in quantum dynamics; group-theoretical and algebraic methods in the theory of quantum systems; quantum systems in external fields and curved spaces; new results: from subnuclear physics to cosmology.