Particles and nuclei

An introduction to the physical concepts

B. Povh, K. Rith, C. Scholz, F. Zetsche

408 pages, parution le 09/12/2003 (4^eme édition)

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Résumé

This well-known introductory textbook give/a uniform presentation of nuclear and particle physicsjfrom an experimental point of view.

The first part, Analysis, is devoted to disentangling the substructure of matter. This part shows that experiments designed to uncover the substructures of nuclei aHd nucleons have a similar conceptual basis, and lead torije present picture of all matter being constructed from a^S small number of elementary building blocks and a small number of fundamental interactions.

The second part, Synthesis, shows how the elementary particles may be combined to build hadrons and nuclei. The fundamental interactions, which are responsible for the forces in all systems, become less and less evident in increasingly complex systems. Such systems are in fact dominated by many-body phenomena.

A section on neutrino oscillations and one on nuclear matter at high temperatures bridge the field of "nuclear and particle physics" and "modern astrophysics and cosmology".

The fourth edition includes new developments, in particular a new section on the double beta decay including a discussion of the possibility for a neutrinoless decay and its implications for the standard model.

The concise text is based on lectures held at the University of Heidelberg. It has been translated into many languages and has become a standard reference for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses and includes numerous exercises with worked answers.

Hors d'oeuvre
Analysis: The Building Blocks of Matter
- Global Properties of Nuclei
- Nuclear Stability
- Scattering
- Geometric Shapes of Nuclei
- Elastic Scattering of Nucleons
- Deep Inelastic Scattering
- Quarks, Gluons, and the Strong Interaction
- Particle Production in e+e - Collisions
- Phenomenology of the Weak Interaction
- Exchange Bosons of the Weak Interaction
- The Standard Model
Synthesis: Composite System
- Quarkonia
- Mesons Made from Light Quarks
- The Baryons
- The Nuclear Force
- The Structure of Nuclei
- Collective Nuclear Excitations
- Nuclear Thermodyamics
- Many-Body Systems in the Strong Interaction
Appendix
Solutions to the Problems
References
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	B. Povh, K. Rith, C. Scholz, F. Zetsche
Parution	09/12/2003
Édition	4^eme édition
Nb. de pages	408
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	620g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9783540201687