Bechtle / Bernlochner / Dreiner Fascinating Particle Physics

Quarks, Neutrinos, the Higgs Boson and the Riddles of the Universe
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-662-72044-8
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 389 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Physics and Astronomy (R0)

Rolf-Dieter Heuer, CERN Director General 2009 - 2015

Quarks, neutrinos, supersymmetry, Higgs boson, LHC, antimatter, dark matter – who wouldn’t like to know more about them?

This book provides an engaging overview of exciting topics in particle physics. It combines fascinating facts with a mix of vivid images and educational text, carefully arranged so that each topic is thoroughly explored within a self-contained double-page spread. The book covers both experiments and discoveries, as well as theoretical concepts and methods. You'll learn how particle accelerators work, appreciate the beauty behind the theories of particle physics, and discover how the history and structure of the Universe are intricately connected to the properties of elementary particles and forces. Step by step, you'll also learn how to extract relevant information from vast amounts of data.

Join us on a journey of discovery from the foundations of modern particle physics through exciting developments in basic research to applications that are indispensable in our daily lives.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bechtle, Philip

Bernlochner, Florian

Dreiner, Herbi

Hanhart, Christoph

Jochum, Josef

Pretz, Jörg

Riebe, Kristin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- About This Book.- 1 What is Particle Physics?.- 2 Fundamental Principles.- 3 Experimental Basics.- 4 Basic Theoretical Concepts.- 5 Accelerators and Detectors.- 6 Recording and Analyzing Data.- 7 The Electroweak Standard Model of Particle Physics.- 8 The Peculiar Strong Interaction.- 9 Incredible Success and Yet Possible Failure of the Standard Model.- 10 Limitations of the Standard Model.- 11 Searches for Physics Beyond the Standard Model.- 12 Connecting the Smallest to the Largest Scales in the Universe.- Is It All Worth it?.- Acknowledgements.- Properties of Elementary Particles.- Glossary.- Image Credits.- Index.- The Team of Authors.

Über Autor(innen)

Philip Bechtle is an experimental particle physicist and teaches at the University of Bonn in Germany.

Florian Bernlochner is a professor of experimental particle physics at the University of Bonn.

Herbi Dreiner is a professor in the field of theoretical particle physics at the University of Bonn.

Christoph Hanhart is working in the field of theoretical nuclear and particle physics at the Jülich Research Centre in Germany and as a professor at the University of Bonn.

Josef Jochum is a professor of experimental particle physics at the University of Tübingen in Germany.

Jörg Pretz is a professor of experimental physics at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany and a researcher at the Jülich Research Centre.

Kristin Riebe is an astrophysicist at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam in Germany and a successful graphics designer who has given this book its special structure.