Braibant S., Giacomelli G., Spurio M. Particles and Fundamental Interactions: Supplements, Problems and Solutions: A Deeper Insight into Particle Physics

Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2012. — 195 p.This volume is an exercises and solutions manual that complements the book "Particles and Fundamental Interactions" by Sylvie Braibant, Giorgio Giacomelli, and Maurizio Spurio. It aims to give additional intellectual stimulation for students in experimental particle physics. It will be a helpful companion in the preparation of a written examination, but also it provides a means to gaining a deeper understanding of high energy physics. The problems proposed are sometimes true and important research questions, which are described and solved in a step-by-step manner. In addition to the problems and solutions, this book offers fifteen Supplements that give further insight into topical subjects related to particle accelerators, signal and data acquisition systems and computational methods to treat them.Front Matter
Historical Notes and Fundamental Concepts
Particle Interactions with Matter and Detectors
Particle Accelerators and Particle Detection
The Paradigm of Interactions: The Electromagnetic Case
First Discussion of the Other Fundamental Interactions
Invariance and Conservation Principles
Interactions of Hadrons at Low Energies and the Static Quark Model
Weak Interactions and Neutrinos
Discoveries in Electron–Positron Collisions
High Energy Interactions and the Dynamic Quark Model
The Standard Model of the Microcosm
CP-Violation and Particle Oscillations
Microcosm and Macrocosm
Fundamental Aspects of Nucleon Interactions
Back Matter