Quarks, leptons and the big bang /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Allday, Jonathan
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bristol ; Philadelphia : Institute of Physics Pub., �1998.
• Θέματα: Particles (Nuclear physics); Cosmology.; Big bang theory.; Particules (Physique nucl�eaire); Cosmologie.; Big bang.; SCIENCE > Physics > Nuclear.; SCIENCE > Physics > Atomic & Molecular.; Elementarteilchenphysik; Kosmologie; Particules (physique nucl�eaire); Electronic books.

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Prelude: Setting the scene
• The standard model
• The fundamental particles of matter
• The four fundamental forces
• The big bang
• Aspects of the theory of relativity
• Momentum
• Kinetic energy
• Energy
• Energy and mass
• Reactions and decays
• Quantum theory
• The double slot experiment for electrons
• What does it all mean?
• Feynman's picture
• A second experiment
• How to calculate with amplitudes
• Following amplitudes along paths
• Amplitudes, states and uncertainties
• The leptons
• A spotter's guide to the leptons
• The physical properties of the leptons
• Neutrino reactions with matter
• Some more reactions involving neutrinos
• 'Who ordered that?'
• Solar neutrinos again
• Antimatter
• Internal properties
• Positrons and mystery neutrinos
• Antiquarks
• The general nature of antimatter
• Annihilation reactions
• Hadrons
• The properties of the quarks
• A review of the strong force
• Baryons and mesons
• Baryon families
• Meson families
• Internal properties of particles
• Hadron reactions
• Basic processes
• Using conservation laws
• The physics of hadron reactions
• Particle decays
• The emission of light by atoms
• Baryon decay
• Meson decays
• Strangeness
• Lepton decays
• The evidence for quarks
• The theoretical idea
• Deep inelastic scattering
• Jets
• The November revolution
• Experimental techniques
• Basic ideas
• Accelerators
• Targets
• Detectors
• A case study--DELPHI
• Cern
• Exchange forces.