Physics and Astrophysics of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lemoine, M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Sigl, G. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2001.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 576
• Subjects: Astrophysics.; Nuclear physics.; Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.

The origin of the most energetic particles observed in nature is one of the major unresolved questions in modern astrophysics. Theoretical speculations range from electromagnetic acceleration in some unknown astrophysical source to as yet undiscovered particle physics beyond the Standard Model. Thes...