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Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics Questions to the Universe /

This book, written by researchers who had been professionals in accelerator physics before becoming leaders of groups in astroparticle physics, introduces both fields in a balanced and elementary way, requiring only a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics on the part of the reader. The early history...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: De Angelis, Alessandro (Autor), Pimenta, Mário João Martins (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Understanding the universe: particles and their interactions
  • The birth and the basics of particle physics
  • Cosmic rays and the development of particle physics
  • Particle detection
  • Particles and symmetries
  • Interactions and field theories
  • The Higgs mechanism and the standard model of particle physics
  • The standard model of cosmology and the dark universe
  • Neutrino oscillations and masses
  • Messengers from the high-energy universe
  • Astrobiology, and the relation of fundamental physics to life.