Electroweak Physics at LEP and LHC
Electroweak Physics at LEP and LHC

Author: Arno Straessner

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-03-31

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 3642051685

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

During more than 10 years, from 1989 until 2000, the LEP accelerator and the four LEP experiments, ALEPH, DELPHI, L3 and OPAL, have taken data for a large amount of measurements at the frontier of particle physics. The main outcome is a thorough and successful test of the Standard Model of electroweak interactions. Mass and width of the Z and W bosons were measured precisely, as well as the Z and photon couplings to fermions and the couplings among gauge bosons. The rst part of this work will describe the most important physics results of the LEP experiments. Emphasis is put on the properties of the W boson, which was my main research eld at LEP. Especially the precise determination of its mass and its couplings to the other gauge bosons will be described. Details on physics effects like Colour Reconnection and Bose-Einstein Correlations in W-pair events shall be discussed as well. A conclusive summary of the current electroweak measurements, including low-energy results, as the pillars of possible future ndings will be given. The important contributions from Tevatron, like the measurement of the top quark and W mass, will round up the present day picture of electroweak particle physics.

The Standard Model in the Making
The Standard Model in the Making

Author: D. Bardin

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 708

ISBN-13: 9780198502807

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The standard model in particle physics unifies the theories of electromagnetic and weak interactions. Much work has been over the last decade, and this book describes some of the leading experimental tests of the model. It is unique in collecting in one volume all of the formulas, recipes, and prescriptions necessary for testing the theory and will be an invaluable tool as experiments move into higher energies. It aims to give a comprehensive exposition of the foundations of the Standard Model and its applications to high energy phenomena.

Fundamental Interactions
Fundamental Interactions

Author: A. Astbury

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9789810249120

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Lake Louise Winter Institute is held annually to explore recent trends in physics. The proceedings contain pedagogical and review lectures by invited experts and contributed presentations by participants.

Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on High Energy Physics ICHEP 2002
Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on High Energy Physics ICHEP 2002

Author: S. Bentvelsen

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 1004

ISBN-13: 0444599169

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The first precision measurements on CP violation in the B system are reported. Both the BELLE and the BABAR collaboration presented, among others, results for sin 2ß with much improved accuracy. Results from the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, SNO, also deserve to be mentioned. The convincing evidence of solar neutrino oscillations had been presented by SNO prior to the conference; a full presentation was given at the conference. An incredibly precise measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon is reported, a fresh result from the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Apart from these distinct physics highlights, there are also the first results from the new Tevatron run and from the relativistic heavy ion collider RHIC. Theorists write of our ever better understanding of the Standard Model and of what might lie beyond. Risky as it is to highlight only a couple of exciting subjects, it is merely meantto whet the appetite for further reading.

Higgs Puzzle, The: What Can We Learn From Lep2, Lhc, Nlc, And Fmc? - Proceedings Of The 1996 Ringberg Workshop
Higgs Puzzle, The: What Can We Learn From Lep2, Lhc, Nlc, And Fmc? - Proceedings Of The 1996 Ringberg Workshop

Author: Bernd A Kniehl

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1997-07-15

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9814545864

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Despite the great success of the standard model of electroweak and strong interactions to describe the phenomena observed in high energy physics experiments, the mechanism by which the elementary particles are endowed with their masses is yet to be unraveled. Does nature choose the Higgs mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking as predicted by the standard model, or do we need some alternative explanation? The purpose of the workshop is to capture new trends and ideas in this exciting area of fundamental physics, and to explore the potential of recent (LEPI), present (HERA, LEPII, SLC, Tevatron), and future (FMC, LHC, NLC) colliding-beam experiments to shed light on the Higgs puzzle.