A comprehensive introduction to the Physics and Astrophysics of neutrinos ... suitable to postgraduate students and researchers.

Carlos Frenk, University of Durham

The quality is excellent.

Joseph Silk, University of Oxford

This book deals with neutrino physics and astrophysics - a field in which some of the most exciting recent developments in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology took place. The book is the most up-to-date, comprehensive and self-contained treatment of key issues in neutrino physics. It discusses all the topics vital to the understanding of the nature of neutrinos such as what they are, how to describe them, how they behave in nature, and the roles that neutrinos play in shaping our Universe. The book provides comprehensive discussions, both experimental and theoretical, with relevant mathematical details, on neutrino oscillations, extra-terrestrial as well as terrestrial neutrinos and the relic neutrinos. It also discusses many implications of current experimental data on reactor, accelerator, atmospheric, solar and supernova neutrinos with future perspectives. The book starts with an introduction to field theory and gauge theory which is accessible even to advanced undergraduate students, with helpful appendices, and it also provides pedagogical but sufficiently detailed reviews of supernova physics and cosmology, in particular the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. It aims to provide all the technical details necessary for the professionals in the field and to be an almost exhaustive reference for neutrino physicists with over 1000 references.
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Our Universe is made of a dozen fundamental building blocks. Among these, neutrinos are the most mysterious - but they are the second most abundant particles in the Universe. This book provides detailed discussions of how to describe neutrinos, their basic properties, and the roles they play in nature.
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1. Historical Introduction ; 2. Quantized Dirac Fields ; 3. The Standard Model ; 4. Three-Generation Mixing ; 5. Neutrino Interactions ; 6. Massive Neutrinos ; 7. Neutrino Oscillations in Vacuum ; 8. Theory of Neutrino Oscillations in Vacuum ; 9. Neutrino Oscillations in Matter ; 10. Solar Neutrinos ; 11. Atmospheric Neutrinos ; 12. Terrestrial Neutrino Oscillation Experiments ; 13. Phenomenology of Three-Neutrino Mixing ; 14. Direct Measurements of Neutrino Mass ; 15. Supernova Neutrinos ; 16. Cosmology ; 17. Relic Neutrinos ; Appendices
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`A comprehensive introduction to the Physics and Astrophysics of neutrinos ... suitable to postgraduate students and researchers. ' Carlos Frenk, University of Durham `The quality is excellent.' Joseph Silk, University of Oxford
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Up-to-date reference for every serious worker in the field. Comprehensive introduction to field theory, particle physics, and cosmology. Thorough and up-to-date treatment of the basic properties of neutrinos - not found in any other book. Self contained and pedagogical. More than 1000 references.
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Carlo Giunti: First Researcher INFN (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Ph.D.: University of Torino Chung W. Kim: Professor Emeritus Johns Hopkins University and Korea Institute for Advanced Study Fellow (American Physical Society) Moran National Merit of Order (Republic of Korea) Chong-Am Science Award (Korean Academy of Science and Technology) B.S.: Seoul National University Ph.D. : Indiana University
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Up-to-date reference for every serious worker in the field. Comprehensive introduction to field theory, particle physics, and cosmology. Thorough and up-to-date treatment of the basic properties of neutrinos - not found in any other book. Self contained and pedagogical. More than 1000 references.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198508717
Publisert
2007
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
1545 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
180 mm
Dybde
40 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
728

Biografisk notat

Carlo Giunti: First Researcher INFN (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Ph.D.: University of Torino Chung W. Kim: Professor Emeritus Johns Hopkins University and Korea Institute for Advanced Study Fellow (American Physical Society) Moran National Merit of Order (Republic of Korea) Chong-Am Science Award (Korean Academy of Science and Technology) B.S.: Seoul National University Ph.D. : Indiana University