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From ultra rays to astroparticles : a historical introduction to astroparticle physics /

In celebration of the centenary of our discovery of cosmic rays, this volume recounts the incredible story of astroparticle physics, a field full of excitement and surprise. Expert commentators from a range of disciplines explore its roots and development.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Falkenburg, Brigitte, 1953-, Rhode, Wolfgang
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht ; New York : Springer Science + Business Media, ©2012.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Wolfgang Rhode
  • From the Discovery of Radioactivity to the First Accelerator Experiments / Michael Walter
  • Development of Cosmology: From a Static Universe to Accelerated Expansion / Matthias Bartelmann
  • Evolution of Astrophysics: Stars, Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Particle Acceleration / Peter L. Biermann
  • Development of Ultra High-Energy Cosmic Ray Research / Karl-Heinz Kampert, Alan A. Watson
  • Very-High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy: A 23-Year Success Story in Astroparticle Physics / Eckart Lorenz, Robert Wagner
  • Search for the Neutrino Mass and Low Energy Neutrino Astronomy / Kai Zuber
  • From Particle Physics to Astroparticle Physics: Proton Decay and the Rise of Non-accelerator Physics / Hinrich Meyer
  • Towards High-Energy Neutrino Astronomy / Christian Spiering
  • From Waves to Particle Tracks and Quantum Probabilities / Brigitte Falkenburg.