The Flavour of Particle Physics: " The Species of the Elementary Particle "

ISBN-13: 9781518713408 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 66 str.

Edited by Paul F. Kisak

Opis

In particle physics, avour or avor refers to the species of an elementary particle. The Standard Model counts six avours of quarks and six avours of leptons. They are conventionally parameterized with avour quantum numbers that are assigned to all subatomic particles, including composite ones. For hadrons, these quantum numbers depend on the numbers of constituent quarks of each particular avour. In atomic physics the principal quantum number of an electron specifies the electron shell in which it resides, which determines the energy level of the whole atom. In an analogous way, the five flavour quantum numbers of a quark specify which of six flavours (u, d, s, c, b, t) it has, and when these quarks are combined, this results in different types of baryons and mesons with different masses, electric charges and decay modes. This book discusses the flavour of Particle Physics and is designed to be a state of the art, superb academic reference work and provide an overview of the topic and give the reader a structured knowledge to familiarize yourself with the topic at the most affordable price possible. The accuracy and knowledge is of an international viewpoint as the edited articles represent the inputs of many knowledgeable individuals and some of the most current knowledge on the topic, based on the date of publication."

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