Particle Astrophysics (Studies in High Energy Physics, Cosmology & Gravitation)

H. V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus; K Zuber

ISBN 10: 0750305495 / ISBN 13: 9780750305495

Verlag: Institute Of Physics Publishing, London, 2000

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Condition : Fair/ usable study copy. Ex-university library copy with associated library stamps. 507pp Soft cover, no jacket. . B/w figures. Revised Edition. No underlining or annotations to text. Covered in protective laminate which has chipped. Photo on request. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 939926

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Titel: Particle Astrophysics (Studies in High ...

Verlag: Institute Of Physics Publishing, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 2000

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Fair

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

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Inhaltsangabe:

In recent years the fields of both particle physics and astrophysics have become increasingly interdependent. High energy particle physics experiments are ever more difficult and expensive to perform in conventional laboratories and it is apparent that there are sources and accelerators in the cosmos which can be used for experiments which would be impossible on the Earth. At the same time, astrophysicists have found that an understanding of particle physics is essential to describe many observed phenomena (such as dark matter, solar neutrinos and cosmic rays) and also to provide any detailed description of the early universe. In this climate of interdisciplinary research more and more researchers are crossing traditional subject boundaries in order to study what has become known as Particle Astrophysics.
This book, conceived as a more specialised follow-up to one of the authors earlier works (Non-accelerator Particle Physics by Klapdor-Kleingrothaus and Staudt) gives a graduate level account of the physics of particle astrophysics. It describes, at an introductory level, the close connection between the microcosm (particles) and the macrocosm (Universe). The approach is wide ranging and succeeds in introducing all of the major theoretical concepts as well as describing the most recent experimental and observational evidence in the field. As such it will be invaluable to anyone approaching the subject from either particle physics or astrophysics.

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"Hans Klapdor-Kleingrothaus and Kai Zuber must be commended for discussing in a single book an impressive number of topics relevant to the emerging discipline of particle astrophysics...such a work is very timely. ...the community should be extremely grateful to [the authors] for their impressive compilation of such diverse material. This is probably the first comprehensive book on the subject, and even with its shortcomings, such a work is very stimulating." Physics Today ." . . this is a very useful book, with a distinctive approach. In combination with more pedagogical texts, it gives students a view of a field that has established itself as one of the most exciting frontier areas in physics. The Observatory Magazine "This must be the first really comprehensive account of a great deal of diverse material and as such is most impressive and stimulating." Aslib Book Guide lapdor-Kleingrothaus and Kai Zuber must be commended for discussing in a single book an impressive number of topics relevant to the emerging discipline of particle astrophysics...such a work is very timely. ...the community should be extremely grateful to [the authors] for their impressive compilation of such diverse material. This is probably the first comprehensive book on the subject, and even with its shortcomings, such a work is very stimulating." Physics Today ." . . this is a very useful book, with a distinctive approach. In combination with more pedagogical texts, it gives students a view of a field that has established itself as one of the most exciting frontier areas in physics. The Observatory Magazine "This must be the first really comprehensive account of a great deal of diverse material and as such ismost impressive and stimulating." Aslib Book Guide