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    Evolution of Particle Physics: A Volume Dedicated to Eduardo Amaldi in his Sixtieth Birthday
    Evolution of Particle Physics: A Volume Dedicated to Eduardo Amaldi in his Sixtieth Birthday
    Evolution of Particle Physics: A Volume Dedicated to Eduardo Amaldi in his Sixtieth Birthday
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    Evolution of Particle Physics is concerned with the birth of particle physics and its maturation as a scientific field, with emphasis on advances in both theory and experiment. Topics covered include weak interactions and the breaking of hadron symmetries; the role of complexity in nature; symmetry principles in physics; and isobaric analog resonances in phenomenological nuclear spectroscopy. Adiabatic transformations as well as range and straggling of muons are also discussed. This book is comprised of 24 chapters and begins with a review of some of the most important discoveries in particle physics, along with the tools and techniques that made it possible. The reader is then introduced to symmetry breaking, paying particular attention to hadron symmetries and their connection to weak interactions. The following chapters explore channeling of ultrarelativistic charged particles in crystals; coherent scattering of high-energy hadrons by light nuclei; elementary particle physics and high-energy physics; and the design and use of large electron synchrotrons. This monograph will be of interest to particle physicists.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateDec 2, 2012
    ISBN9780323153737
    Evolution of Particle Physics: A Volume Dedicated to Eduardo Amaldi in his Sixtieth Birthday

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