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...

Table of Contents:

• to Cosmic Rays
• Phenomenology of Ultra-High-Energy Atmospheric Showers
• The Air Fluorescence Method for Measuring Extremely-High-Energy Cosmic Rays
• Fermi Acceleration of Astroparticles
• Rotation Powered Pulsars as Sources of High-Energy Particles
• High-Energy Particles from ?-Ray Bursts
• Cosmic Magnetic Fields from the Perspective of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays Propagation
• A Possible Nearby Origin for the Highest-Energy Events Observed
• Propagation of Ultra-High-Energy Radiation
• Neutrino Cascades: The Byproducts of Propagation of Ultra-High-Energy Neutrinos
• Extreme-Energy Cosmic Rays: Hints to New Physics Beyond the Standard Model?
• Summary of the School: A Critical View on the Origin of the Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays.