Subatomic Physics
2nd Edition
Published on 1. November 1990
Book
Hardback
592 pages
978-0-13-859430-5 (ISBN)
Description
An explanation of the basic concepts of theoretical and experimental nuclear and particle physics.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 242 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
998 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-859430-5 (9780138594305)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Background and Language.
I. TOOLS.
2. Accelerators.
3. Passage of Radiation Through Matter.
4. Detectors.
II. PARTICLES AND NUCLEII.
5. The Subatomic Zoo.
6. Structure of Subatomic Particles.
III. SYMMETRIES AND CONSERVATION LAWS.
7. Additive Conservation Laws.
8. Angular Momentum and Isospin.
9. P, C, and T.
IV. INTERACTIONS.
10. The Electromagnetic Interaction.
11. The Weak Interaction.
12. Introduction to Gauge Theories.
13. The Electroweak Theory.
14. Hadronic Interactions.
V. MODELS.
15. Quarks, Mesons, and Baryons.
16. Liquid Drop Model, Fermi Gas Model.
17. The Shell Model.
18. Collective Model.
19. Nuclear Astrophysics.
Appendices.
I. TOOLS.
2. Accelerators.
3. Passage of Radiation Through Matter.
4. Detectors.
II. PARTICLES AND NUCLEII.
5. The Subatomic Zoo.
6. Structure of Subatomic Particles.
III. SYMMETRIES AND CONSERVATION LAWS.
7. Additive Conservation Laws.
8. Angular Momentum and Isospin.
9. P, C, and T.
IV. INTERACTIONS.
10. The Electromagnetic Interaction.
11. The Weak Interaction.
12. Introduction to Gauge Theories.
13. The Electroweak Theory.
14. Hadronic Interactions.
V. MODELS.
15. Quarks, Mesons, and Baryons.
16. Liquid Drop Model, Fermi Gas Model.
17. The Shell Model.
18. Collective Model.
19. Nuclear Astrophysics.
Appendices.