The Weak Interaction in Nuclear, Particle, and Astrophysics

ISBN-13: 9780852743126 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 480 str.

K. Grotz; Hans Volker Klapdor-Kleingrothaus

Opis

This volume presents the concepts of the weak interaction and its integration into modern theories of particle physics. It outlines the connections between nuclear and particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology induced by the weak interaction, emphasizing research with neutrinos.

Spis treści

1. Elementary particles and interactions—overview 2. Classical theory of the weak interaction and foundations of nuclear beta decay 3. Nuclear structure and beta decay 4. Gauge theories 5. The Glashow—Weinberg—SaJam theory of the electroweak interaction 6. The weak interaction in the framework of grand unification theories 7. Neutrinos 8. Weak interaction and astrophysics 9. GUT and cosmology

O autorze

Grotz\, K.