Particles and Nuclei: An Introduction to the Physical Concepts

Povh; Rith; Scholz; Zetsche

ISBN 10: 3540594396 / ISBN 13: 9783540594390

Published by Springer, 1995

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340 pages. as new.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Particles and Nuclei: An Introduction to the Physical Concepts
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540594396
• ISBN 13: 9783540594390
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 15.6W x 23.39H x 1.85D centimeters 15.6 centimeters width by 23.39 centimeters height by 1.85 centimeters depth
• Weight: 539 grams

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Synopsis

A unified presentation of nuclear and particle physics from an experimental point of view. The first part of the book is devoted to disentangling the substructure of matter, showing that experiments designed to uncover the substructures of nuclei and nucleons have a similar conceptual basis. This leads to the present picture of all matter being built out of a small number of elementary building blocks and a small number of fundamental interactions. The second part then goes on to show how these elementary particles may be combined to build hadrons and nuclei. This introductory textbook is based on lectures held at the University of Heidelberg and, with its numerous exercises with worked answers, is ideally suited for undergraduate courses.

From the Back Cover

This introductory textbook gives a unified presentation of nuclear and particle physics from an experimental point of view. The first part of the book, Analysis, is devoted to disentangling the substructure of matter. This part shows that experiments designed to uncover the substructures of nuclei and nucleons have a similar conceptual basis, and lead to the present picture of all matter being built out of a small number of elementary building blocks and a small number of fundamental interactions.
The second part, Synthesis, shows how the elementary particles may be combined to build hadrons and nuclei. The fundamental interactions which are responsible for the forces in all systems become less and less evident in increasing complex syystems. Such systems are in fact dominated by many-body phenomena.
This concise text is based on lectures held at the University of Heidelberg and is well suited for undergraduate courses. It includes numerous exercises with worked answers.