CHALLENGES AND GOALS FOR ACCELERATORS IN THE XXI CENTURY - Hardcover

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9789814436397: CHALLENGES AND GOALS FOR ACCELERATORS IN THE XXI CENTURY
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9814436399 ISBN 13: 9789814436397
Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 2014

Synopsis

The past 100 years of accelerator-based research have led the field from first insights into the structure of atoms to the development and confirmation of the Standard Model of physics. Accelerators have been a key tool in developing our understanding of the elementary particles and the forces that govern their interactions. This book describes the past 100 years of accelerator development with a special focus on the technological advancements in the field, the connection of the various accelerator projects to key developments and discoveries in the Standard Model, how accelerator technologies open the door to other applications in medicine and industry, and finally presents an outlook of future accelerator projects for the coming decades.

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The past 100 years of accelerator-based research have led the field from first insights into the structure of atoms to the development and confirmation of the Standard Model of physics. Accelerators have been a key tool in developing our understanding of the elementary particles and the forces that govern their interactions. This book describes the past 100 years of accelerator development with a special focus on the technological advancements in the field, the connection of the various accelerator projects to key developments and discoveries in the Standard Model, how accelerator technologies open the door to other applications in medicine and industry, and finally presents an outlook of future accelerator projects for the coming decades.

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Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Inc
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9814436399
ISBN 13 
9789814436397
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
842