Particle and high-energy physics

This lecture note provides a tutorial review of non-Abelian discrete groups and presents applications to particle physics where discrete symmetries constitute an important principle for model building.

Quantum gravity has developed into a fast-growing subject in physics and it is expected that probing the high-energy and high-curvature regimes of gravitating systems will shed some light on how to eventually achieve an ultraviolet complete quantum theory of gravity.

A modern introduction to quantum field theory for graduates, providing intuitive, physical explanations supported by real-world applications and homework problems.

Cosmology and astroparticle physics have seen an avalanche of discoveries in the past decade (IceCube - high energy neutrinos, LIGO - gravitational waves, Fermi- gamma-ray telescope, Xenon-1T - dark matter detection, PLANCK- cosmic microwave radiation, EHT picture of black hole, SDSS -galaxy surveys), all of which require a multidisciplinary background for analyzing the phenomena.

An updated edition on the now completed Structural Model, providing an invaluable synthesis of cutting-edge research for students and scientists.

This book comprehensively describes recent developments in the research of renormalizable quantum gravity, focusing on its application to physics beyond the Planck scale, particularly in inflationary cosmology.

The aim of this book is to offer to the next generation of young researchers a broad and largely self-contained introduction to the physics of heavy ion collisions and the quark-gluon plasma, providing material beyond that normally found in the available textbooks.

This thesis presents profound insights into the origins and dynamics of beam instabilities using both experimental observations and numerical simulations.

The counter-intuitive aspects of quantum physics have been long illustrated by thought experiments, from Einstein's photon box to Schrodinger's cat.

Using the successful standard model of particle physics but without clear guidance beyond it, it is a di?

Nuclei and nuclear reactions offer a unique setting for investigating three (and in some cases even all four) of the fundamental forces in nature.

This book is aimed at enabling the reader to obtain a working knowledge of the nuclear shell model and to understand nuclear structure within the framework of the shell model.

The search for neutrinoless double beta decay is one of the highest priority areas in particle physics today; it could provide insights to the nature of neutrino masses (currently not explained by the Standard Model) as well as how the universe survived its early stages.

This book introduces readers to the fascinating world of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and quarks and gluons, the elementary constituents of protons, neutrons, and all hadrons.

Textbook on statistical physics for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses.

Describing the theory of particle physics and its applications for graduate students and researchers in particle physics and nuclear physics.

Branes are solitonic configurations of a string theory that are represented by extended objects in a higher-dimensional space-time.

A comprehensive introduction to supersymmetry from Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg, now available in paperback.

This book provides an introduction to Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), the theory of strong interactions.

This updated edition of Collider Physics surveys the major developments in theoretical and experimental particle physics and uses numerous illustrations to show how the Standard Model explains the experimental results.

This book discusses the application of quantum mechanics to computing.

As the various disciplines of science advance, they proliferate and tend to become more esoteric.

The work presented in this book is based on the proton-proton collision data from the Large Hadron Collider at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded by the ATLAS detector in 2015 and 2016.

Grometstein explains modern physics with enthusiasm, wit and insight.

This book offers a systematic introduction to the Hopf algebra of renormalization in quantum field theory, with a special focus on physical motivation, the role of Dyson-Schwinger equations, and the renormalization group.

Condensation Particle Counting Technology and Its Applications introduces the principles, key components, calibration methods, and applications of condensation particle counting systems.

Every second of every day, we are exposed to billions of neutrinos emitted by the Sun, and yet they seem to pass straight through us with no apparent effect at all.

Comprehensive survey of static topological solitons and their dynamical interactions, for graduates and researchers.

Antimatter is one of the most fascinating aspects of Particle Physics, and matter-antimatter annihilation the most energetic process in the universe.

A unique presentation of our current understanding of particle physics for researchers, advanced undergraduate and graduate students.

Professor Freeman Dyson, a great physicist, thinker and futurist, has been very active in scientific, literary and public policy activities throughout his career.

The path from clinical requirements to technical implementation is filtered by the translation of the modality to the technology.

This textbook presents problems with detailed solutions showing how to apply quantum theory to modern physics.

In these classic lectures, Feynman analyses the theoretical questions related to electron and photon interactions at high energies.

Designed for graduate-level engineering students and nuclear engineers who want to expand their knowledge of fast nuclear reactors.

An elementary introduction to hadronic properties at finite temperature and density that develops real-time methods of thermal field theory.

This book is the first systematic study of graphical enumeration and the asymptotic algebraic structures in perturbative quantum field theory.

While theoretical particle physics is an extraordinarily fascinating field, the incredibly fast pace at which it moves along, combined with the huge amount of background information necessary to perform cutting edge research, poses a formidable challenge for graduate students.

Essential guide to the world of particle physics, providing background to the bold ideas and challenges faced by physicists today.

This text offers a brief introduction to the dispersion relations as an approach to calculate S-matrix elements, a formalism that allows one to take advantage of the analytical structure of scattering amplitudes following the basic principles of unitarity and causality.

This book offers a systematic introduction to the Hopf algebra of renormalization in quantum field theory, with a special focus on physical motivation, the role of Dyson-Schwinger equations, and the renormalization group.

The study of energetic particles in magnetic fusion plasmas is key to the development of next-generation "e;burning"e; plasma fusion experiments, such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) and the Demonstration Power Station (DEMO).

The third edition of the by now classic reference on rigorous analysis of symmetry breaking in both classical and quantum field theories adds new topics of relevance, in particular the effect of dynamical Coulomb delocalization, by which boundary conditions give rise to volume effects and to energy/mass gap in the Goldstone spectrum (plasmon spectrum, Anderson superconductivity, Higgs phenomenon).

This book describes, as simply as possible, the mechanisms of scattering (both elastic and inelastic) of electrons with solid targets (electron-atom, electron-plasmon, and electron-phonon interactions).

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Let us first state exactly what this book is and what it is not.

This book provides a thorough yet concise introduction to quantitative radiobiology and radiation physics, particularly the practical and medical application.