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Particle physics : an introduction / / Robert Purdy
| Particle physics : an introduction / / Robert Purdy |
| Autore | Purdy Robert |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Duxbury, Massachusetts : , : Mercury Learning and Information, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 pages) |
| Disciplina | 415 |
| Collana | Providing an Essential Overview of the Topic, These Books Provide a Concise Introduction to the Essential Fields of Physics |
| Soggetto topico | Particles (Nuclear physics) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
accelerators
atoms colliders detectors quarks string theory |
| ISBN |
1-68392-875-X
1-68392-876-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: A History of Particle Physics -- 1.1 Atomic Theory -- 1.2 Atomic Structure -- 1.3 Forces and Interactions -- 1.4 Strange and Unexpected Developments -- 1.5 Strangeness -- 1.6 Quarks and Symmetries -- 1.7 The Standard Model of Particle Physics -- 1.8 The Current State of the Field -- 1.9 Exercises -- Chapter 2: Special Relativity -- 2.1 Lorentz Transformations -- 2.1.1 Scalars, Vectors, and Reference Frames -- 2.1.2 Special Relativity -- 2.1.3 Minkowski Space -- 2.2 Energy and Momentum in Minkowski Space -- 2.2.1 Example Calculation -- 2.2.2 Invariant Mass -- 2.3 Exercises -- Chapter 3: Quantum Mechanics -- 3.1 States and Operators -- 3.2 The Schrödinger Equation -- 3.3 Probability Current -- 3.4 Angular Momentum and Spin -- 3.5 Spin 1/2 Particles and the Pauli Matrices -- 3.6 The Hamiltonian -- 3.6.1 The Lagrangian -- 3.7 Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism: The Schrödinger Approach -- 3.8 Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism: The Pauli Equation -- 3.9 Exercises -- Chapter 4: Symmetries and Groups -- 4.1 The Importance of Symmetry in Physics -- 4.2 Discrete Symmetries -- 4.2.1 Mathematical Structure of Discrete Symmetries -- 4.2.2 Discrete Symmetries in Particle Physics -- 4.3 Continuous Symmetries -- 4.3.1 Mathematical Structure of Continuous Symmetries -- 4.3.2 Continuous Symmetries in Particle Physics -- 4.4 Exercises -- Chapter 5: Experimental Particle Physics -- 5.1 Detectors -- 5.1.1 Interactions of Particles with Matter -- 5.1.2 Early Detectors -- 5.1.3 Modern Detectors -- 5.2 Accelerators -- 5.2.1 Linear Accelerators -- 5.2.2 Cyclotrons -- 5.2.3 Synchrotrons -- 5.3 Measurable Quantities in Particle Physics: Matching Theory to Experiment -- 5.3.1 Cross-Sections -- 5.3.2 Lifetimes -- 5.4 Exercises -- Chapter 6: Particle Classification.
6.1 The Spin-Statistics Theorem -- 6.2 The Strong Force -- 6.2.1 Isospin -- 6.2.2 Flavor SU (3) -- 6.3 Color -- 6.4 Building Hadrons -- 6.4.1 Quark Content -- 6.4.2 Mass -- 6.4.3 Resonances -- 6.4.4 Larger Flavor Symmetries -- 6.5 Exercises -- Chapter 7: Relativistic Quantum Mechanics -- 7.1 The Klein-Gordon Equation -- 7.1.1 A Relativistic Schrödinger Equation -- 7.1.2 Solutions of the Klein-Gordon Equation -- 7.1.3 Conserved Current -- 7.2 The Maxwell and Proca Equations -- 7.2.1 Derivation of the Maxwell Equation -- 7.2.2 Solutions of the Maxwell Equation -- 7.2.3 Including Mass: The Proca Equation -- 7.2.4 Spin of Vector Particles -- 7.3 Combining Equations: How Do Particles Interact? -- 7.3.1 Quantum Field Theory Without the Maths -- 7.3.2 Feynman Rules -- 7.4 Exercises -- Chapter 8: The Dirac Equation -- 8.1 A Linear Relativistic Equation -- 8.2 Representations of the Gamma Matrices -- 8.2.1 The Dirac Representation -- 8.2.2 The Weyl Representation -- 8.3 Spinors and Lorentz Transformations -- 8.4 Solutions of the Dirac Equation -- 8.4.1 Basis Spinors -- 8.4.2 Spin -- 8.4.3 Antiparticles -- 8.4.4 Helicity -- 8.4.5 Chirality -- 8.5 Massless Particles -- 8.6 Charge Conjugation -- 8.7 Dirac, Weyl, and Majorana Spinors -- 8.8 Bilinear Covariants -- 8.9 Exercises -- Chapter 9: Quantum Electrodynamics -- 9.1 U(1) Symmetry in Wave Equations -- 9.2 Localizing the U(1) Symmetry -- 9.3 The Link with Classical Physics -- 9.4 A Well-Tested Theory -- 9.5 Calculations in QED -- 9.5.1 Feynman Rules for QED -- 9.5.2 Calculating Amplitudes -- 9.5.3 Calculating the Differential Cross-Section -- 9.6 Beyond Leading Order: Renormalization -- 9.7 Form Factors and Structure Functions -- 9.7.1 Electromagnetic Form Factors -- 9.7.2 Structure Functions and the Quark Model -- 9.8 Exercises -- Chapter 10: Non-Abelian Gauge Theory and Color. 10.1 Non-Abelian Symmetry in the Dirac Equation -- 10.1.1 SU(3) and Color -- 10.1.2 Localizing the SU(3) Symmetry -- 10.2 Gluon Self-Interactions -- 10.3 Strong Force Interactions -- 10.3.1 Quantum Chromodynamics -- 10.3.2 Scale-Dependence -- 10.4 High-Energy QCD -- 10.4.1 Asymptotic Freedom -- 10.4.2 Perturbative QCD -- 10.5 Low-Energy QCD -- 10.5.1 Quark Confinement -- 10.5.2 The Residual Nuclear Force -- 10.5.3 Perturbative and Lattice QCD -- 10.6 Exotic Matter -- 10.6.1 Pentaquarks and Tetraquarks -- 10.6.2 Glueballs -- 10.6.3 Quark-Gluon Plasma -- 10.7 Exercises -- Chapter 11: Symmetry Breaking and The Higgs Mechanism -- 11.1 The Weak Force as a Boson-Mediated Interaction -- 11.1.1 P Violation -- 11.1.2 C Violation -- 11.2 Renormalizability and the Need for Symmetry -- 11.3 Hidden Symmetry -- 11.3.1 Toy Model 1: Z2 Symmetry Breaking -- 11.3.2 Toy Model 2: U(1) Symmetry Breaking -- 11.3.3 Local U(1) Symmetry Breaking -- 11.3.4 The Higgs Mechanism: SU(2) x U(1) Breaking -- 11.4 Electroweak Interactions -- 11.4.1 Hypercharge and Weak Isospin -- 11.5 Exercises -- Chapter 12: The Standard Model of Particle Physics -- 12.1 Putting It All Together -- 12.2 Fermion Masses -- 12.3 Quark Mixing and the CKM Matrix -- 12.3.1 The Cabibbo Hypothesis -- 12.3.2 Neutral Mesons -- 12.3.3 More General Quark Mixing -- 12.4 CP Violation in the Weak Sector -- 12.4.1 The Electron Electric Dipole Moment -- 12.5 Successes of the Standard Model -- 12.5.1 Anomaly Cancelation -- 12.6 Problems with the Standard Model -- 12.6.1 Baryogenesis -- 12.6.2 The Hierarchy Problem -- 12.6.3 The Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment -- 12.6.4 The Strong CP Problem -- 12.7 Exercises -- Chapter 13: Beyond the Standard Model -- 13.1 Neutrino Oscillations and the PMNS Matrix -- 13.2 The See-Saw Mechanism -- 13.3 Grand Unification -- 13.3.1 SU(5) as an Example GUT -- 13.3.2 Magnetic Monopoles. 13.4 Supersymmetry -- 13.5 Problems with Standard Model Extensions -- 13.6 Gravitons -- 13.6.1 Can We Go Further Than Spin-2? -- 13.6.2 Problems with Gravity -- 13.7 Axions -- 13.8 Dark Matter -- 13.8.1 Axions -- 13.8.2 Sterile Neutrinos -- 13.8.3 Lightest Supersymmetric Particle -- 13.8.4 Something New -- 13.9 Dark Energy and Inflation -- 13.9.1 Inflation -- 13.9.2 Dark Energy -- 13.10 The Future of Particle Physics -- 13.11 Exercises -- Appendix A: Elementary Particle Properties and Other Useful Quantities -- Appendix B: Feynman Rules -- Appendix C: Gamma Matrix Identities -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780583203321 |
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| Duxbury, Massachusetts : , : Mercury Learning and Information, , [2022] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Particle physics : an introduction / / Robert Purdy
| Particle physics : an introduction / / Robert Purdy |
| Autore | Purdy Robert |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Duxbury, Massachusetts : , : Mercury Learning and Information, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 pages) |
| Disciplina | 415 |
| Collana | Providing an Essential Overview of the Topic, These Books Provide a Concise Introduction to the Essential Fields of Physics |
| Soggetto topico | Particles (Nuclear physics) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
accelerators
atoms colliders detectors quarks string theory |
| ISBN |
1-68392-875-X
1-68392-876-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: A History of Particle Physics -- 1.1 Atomic Theory -- 1.2 Atomic Structure -- 1.3 Forces and Interactions -- 1.4 Strange and Unexpected Developments -- 1.5 Strangeness -- 1.6 Quarks and Symmetries -- 1.7 The Standard Model of Particle Physics -- 1.8 The Current State of the Field -- 1.9 Exercises -- Chapter 2: Special Relativity -- 2.1 Lorentz Transformations -- 2.1.1 Scalars, Vectors, and Reference Frames -- 2.1.2 Special Relativity -- 2.1.3 Minkowski Space -- 2.2 Energy and Momentum in Minkowski Space -- 2.2.1 Example Calculation -- 2.2.2 Invariant Mass -- 2.3 Exercises -- Chapter 3: Quantum Mechanics -- 3.1 States and Operators -- 3.2 The Schrödinger Equation -- 3.3 Probability Current -- 3.4 Angular Momentum and Spin -- 3.5 Spin 1/2 Particles and the Pauli Matrices -- 3.6 The Hamiltonian -- 3.6.1 The Lagrangian -- 3.7 Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism: The Schrödinger Approach -- 3.8 Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism: The Pauli Equation -- 3.9 Exercises -- Chapter 4: Symmetries and Groups -- 4.1 The Importance of Symmetry in Physics -- 4.2 Discrete Symmetries -- 4.2.1 Mathematical Structure of Discrete Symmetries -- 4.2.2 Discrete Symmetries in Particle Physics -- 4.3 Continuous Symmetries -- 4.3.1 Mathematical Structure of Continuous Symmetries -- 4.3.2 Continuous Symmetries in Particle Physics -- 4.4 Exercises -- Chapter 5: Experimental Particle Physics -- 5.1 Detectors -- 5.1.1 Interactions of Particles with Matter -- 5.1.2 Early Detectors -- 5.1.3 Modern Detectors -- 5.2 Accelerators -- 5.2.1 Linear Accelerators -- 5.2.2 Cyclotrons -- 5.2.3 Synchrotrons -- 5.3 Measurable Quantities in Particle Physics: Matching Theory to Experiment -- 5.3.1 Cross-Sections -- 5.3.2 Lifetimes -- 5.4 Exercises -- Chapter 6: Particle Classification.
6.1 The Spin-Statistics Theorem -- 6.2 The Strong Force -- 6.2.1 Isospin -- 6.2.2 Flavor SU (3) -- 6.3 Color -- 6.4 Building Hadrons -- 6.4.1 Quark Content -- 6.4.2 Mass -- 6.4.3 Resonances -- 6.4.4 Larger Flavor Symmetries -- 6.5 Exercises -- Chapter 7: Relativistic Quantum Mechanics -- 7.1 The Klein-Gordon Equation -- 7.1.1 A Relativistic Schrödinger Equation -- 7.1.2 Solutions of the Klein-Gordon Equation -- 7.1.3 Conserved Current -- 7.2 The Maxwell and Proca Equations -- 7.2.1 Derivation of the Maxwell Equation -- 7.2.2 Solutions of the Maxwell Equation -- 7.2.3 Including Mass: The Proca Equation -- 7.2.4 Spin of Vector Particles -- 7.3 Combining Equations: How Do Particles Interact? -- 7.3.1 Quantum Field Theory Without the Maths -- 7.3.2 Feynman Rules -- 7.4 Exercises -- Chapter 8: The Dirac Equation -- 8.1 A Linear Relativistic Equation -- 8.2 Representations of the Gamma Matrices -- 8.2.1 The Dirac Representation -- 8.2.2 The Weyl Representation -- 8.3 Spinors and Lorentz Transformations -- 8.4 Solutions of the Dirac Equation -- 8.4.1 Basis Spinors -- 8.4.2 Spin -- 8.4.3 Antiparticles -- 8.4.4 Helicity -- 8.4.5 Chirality -- 8.5 Massless Particles -- 8.6 Charge Conjugation -- 8.7 Dirac, Weyl, and Majorana Spinors -- 8.8 Bilinear Covariants -- 8.9 Exercises -- Chapter 9: Quantum Electrodynamics -- 9.1 U(1) Symmetry in Wave Equations -- 9.2 Localizing the U(1) Symmetry -- 9.3 The Link with Classical Physics -- 9.4 A Well-Tested Theory -- 9.5 Calculations in QED -- 9.5.1 Feynman Rules for QED -- 9.5.2 Calculating Amplitudes -- 9.5.3 Calculating the Differential Cross-Section -- 9.6 Beyond Leading Order: Renormalization -- 9.7 Form Factors and Structure Functions -- 9.7.1 Electromagnetic Form Factors -- 9.7.2 Structure Functions and the Quark Model -- 9.8 Exercises -- Chapter 10: Non-Abelian Gauge Theory and Color. 10.1 Non-Abelian Symmetry in the Dirac Equation -- 10.1.1 SU(3) and Color -- 10.1.2 Localizing the SU(3) Symmetry -- 10.2 Gluon Self-Interactions -- 10.3 Strong Force Interactions -- 10.3.1 Quantum Chromodynamics -- 10.3.2 Scale-Dependence -- 10.4 High-Energy QCD -- 10.4.1 Asymptotic Freedom -- 10.4.2 Perturbative QCD -- 10.5 Low-Energy QCD -- 10.5.1 Quark Confinement -- 10.5.2 The Residual Nuclear Force -- 10.5.3 Perturbative and Lattice QCD -- 10.6 Exotic Matter -- 10.6.1 Pentaquarks and Tetraquarks -- 10.6.2 Glueballs -- 10.6.3 Quark-Gluon Plasma -- 10.7 Exercises -- Chapter 11: Symmetry Breaking and The Higgs Mechanism -- 11.1 The Weak Force as a Boson-Mediated Interaction -- 11.1.1 P Violation -- 11.1.2 C Violation -- 11.2 Renormalizability and the Need for Symmetry -- 11.3 Hidden Symmetry -- 11.3.1 Toy Model 1: Z2 Symmetry Breaking -- 11.3.2 Toy Model 2: U(1) Symmetry Breaking -- 11.3.3 Local U(1) Symmetry Breaking -- 11.3.4 The Higgs Mechanism: SU(2) x U(1) Breaking -- 11.4 Electroweak Interactions -- 11.4.1 Hypercharge and Weak Isospin -- 11.5 Exercises -- Chapter 12: The Standard Model of Particle Physics -- 12.1 Putting It All Together -- 12.2 Fermion Masses -- 12.3 Quark Mixing and the CKM Matrix -- 12.3.1 The Cabibbo Hypothesis -- 12.3.2 Neutral Mesons -- 12.3.3 More General Quark Mixing -- 12.4 CP Violation in the Weak Sector -- 12.4.1 The Electron Electric Dipole Moment -- 12.5 Successes of the Standard Model -- 12.5.1 Anomaly Cancelation -- 12.6 Problems with the Standard Model -- 12.6.1 Baryogenesis -- 12.6.2 The Hierarchy Problem -- 12.6.3 The Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment -- 12.6.4 The Strong CP Problem -- 12.7 Exercises -- Chapter 13: Beyond the Standard Model -- 13.1 Neutrino Oscillations and the PMNS Matrix -- 13.2 The See-Saw Mechanism -- 13.3 Grand Unification -- 13.3.1 SU(5) as an Example GUT -- 13.3.2 Magnetic Monopoles. 13.4 Supersymmetry -- 13.5 Problems with Standard Model Extensions -- 13.6 Gravitons -- 13.6.1 Can We Go Further Than Spin-2? -- 13.6.2 Problems with Gravity -- 13.7 Axions -- 13.8 Dark Matter -- 13.8.1 Axions -- 13.8.2 Sterile Neutrinos -- 13.8.3 Lightest Supersymmetric Particle -- 13.8.4 Something New -- 13.9 Dark Energy and Inflation -- 13.9.1 Inflation -- 13.9.2 Dark Energy -- 13.10 The Future of Particle Physics -- 13.11 Exercises -- Appendix A: Elementary Particle Properties and Other Useful Quantities -- Appendix B: Feynman Rules -- Appendix C: Gamma Matrix Identities -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807335203321 |
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Purdy Robert
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| Duxbury, Massachusetts : , : Mercury Learning and Information, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Silicon Nanodevices
| Silicon Nanodevices |
| Autore | Radamson Henry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Technology: general issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anode
anti-phase boundaries (APBs) arsenate arsenite atomic layer etching (ALE) band-to-band tunneling charge-trap synaptic transistor CVD dark current detectors digital etch doping effect dual-selective wet etching epitaxial grown epitaxial growth Fin etching FinFET germanium GeSn GOI heteroepitaxy HfO2/Si0.7Ge0.3 gate stack HNO3 concentration III-V on Si in-plane nanowire interface state density lasers lithium-ion batteries long-term potentiation (LTP) n/a nanowire-based quantum devices neural network neuromorphic system organotrialkoxysilane ozone oxidation p+-Ge0.8Si0.2/Ge stack passivation pattern recognition photodetectors prussian blue nanoparticles quantum computing quantum dot quasi-atomic-layer etching (q-ALE) responsivity selective epitaxial growth (SEG) selective wet etching short-term potentiation (STP) Si-cap Si-MOS silica beads silicon site-controlled spin qubits stacked SiGe/Si threading dislocation densities (TDDs) transistors vertical gate-all-around (vGAA) vertical Gate-all-around (vGAA) water decontamination yolk−shell structure |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910595076903321 |
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Radamson Henry
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| Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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THz: Research Frontiers for New Sources, Imaging and Other Advanced Technologies
| THz: Research Frontiers for New Sources, Imaging and Other Advanced Technologies |
| Autore | Lupi Stefano |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Research and information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
biomedical imaging
bunch length cancer diagnosis coating materials coherent synchrotron radiation copper cross-correlation cultural heritage damage detectors endoscopy energy recovery far infrared FEL free electron laser free-electron-lasers graphene high-brightness electron beams HMQ-TMS imaging infrared analysis laser comb technique leaky-wave antennas linac liquid crystals low alpha metasurface microspectroscopy near-field imaging niobium nonlinear effects nonlinear optics optical indices optical rectification organic crystals particle accelerators proximity effects pump-probe spectroscopy superconductivity surface synchrotron radiation terahertz terahertz pulsed imaging terahertz spectroscopy terahertz time-domain spectroscopy THz THz detector THz imaging THz source THz spectroscopy Vortex dynamics waveguide spectroscopy waveguides |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | THz |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557511003321 |
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Lupi Stefano
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| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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