Particles and the universe : from the Ionian school to the Higgs boson and beyond / Stephan Narison, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, CNRS, France.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Narison, S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Particles (Nuclear physics)--History.

Particles (Nuclear physics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (390 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, New Jersey : World Scientific, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book aims to present the history and developments of particle physics from the introduction of the notion of particles by the Ionian school until the discovery of the Higgs boson at LHC in 2012. Neutrino experiments and particle accelerators where different particles have been discovered are reviewed. In particular, details about the CERN accelerators are presented. This book also discusses the future developments of the field and the work to popularize high energy physics. A short presentation of some features of astrophysics and its connection to particle physics is also included. At the end of the book, some useful tools in the research of particle physics are given for the advanced readers."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Evolution of physical sciences

Anatomy of the universe

Basics of particle physics

Quantum electrodynamics (QED)

Pre-QCD era

Quantum chromodynamics (QCD)

Electroweak standard model

Higgs boson discovery

The era after-Higgs

High-energy colliders

Fishing the invisible neutrinos

General relativity and gravitation

The minimal big bang model

Excursion to the infinitely large

Beyond the minimal big bang model

International research centers

Popularizing high-energy physics.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789814644709

9814644706