{"title":"Particle \u0026 high-energy physics","description":"Books on the subject of Particle \u0026amp; high-energy physics","products":[{"product_id":"introduction-to-elementary-particle-physics-hardback-9781107050402","title":"Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics (Hardback) 9781107050402","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroduction to Elementary Particle Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvides fully updated coverage of undergraduate particle physics, including the Higgs boson discovery, with an emphasis on physics over mathematics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlessandro Bettini (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107050402, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 February 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e492 pages, 265 b\/w illus.  264 exercises\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.5 x 2.5 cm, 1.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This impressive collection resembles the genre with which it is concerned in so far as it pulls in several directions at once. … like autobiography, the book is suggestive, variegated, provocative.' 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Partial solutions to selected problems appear in the book, with full solutions and slides of all figures available at www.cambridge.org\/9781107050402.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to the first edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the second edition\u003cbr\u003e 1. Preliminary notions\u003cbr\u003e 2. Nucleons, leptons and mesons\u003cbr\u003e 3. Symmetries\u003cbr\u003e 4. Hadrons\u003cbr\u003e 5. Quantum electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 6. Chromodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 7. Weak interactions\u003cbr\u003e 8. The neutral mesons oscillations and CP violation\u003cbr\u003e 9. The standard model\u003cbr\u003e 10. Neutrinos\u003cbr\u003e 11. 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The Observatory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the last two decades, cosmology, particle physics, high energy astrophysics and gravitational physics have become increasingly interwoven. The intense activity taking place at the intersection of these disciplines is constantly progressing, with the advent of major cosmic ray, neutrino, gamma ray and gravitational wave observatories for studying cosmic sources, along with the construction of particle physics experiments using beams and signals of cosmic origin. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the recent advances and potential future developments in this area, discussing both the main theoretical ideas and experimental results. It conveys the challenges but also the excitement associated with this field. 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Compact diquarks as building blocks of a new spectroscopy are presented and confronted with alternative explanations of the XYZ resonances. Ways to distinguish among theoretical alternatives are illustrated, to be tested with the help of high luminosity LHC, electron-positron colliders, and the proposed Tera-Z colliders. Non-perturbative treatments of multiquark hadrons, such as large N expansion, lattice QCD simulations, and predictions about doubly heavy multiquarks are reviewed in considerable detail. With a broad appeal across high-energy physics, this work is pertinent to researchers focused on experiments, phenomenology or lattice QCD.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. XYZ and Pc phenomenology\u003cbr\u003e 3. Color forces and constituent quark model\u003cbr\u003e 4. Hadron molecules\u003cbr\u003e 5. Light scalar mesons\u003cbr\u003e 6. 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Wigner's 6-j symbols\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Applied physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Applied physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Applied%20physics%20%5BPHV%5D%22\"\u003ePHV\u003c\/a\u003e], Quantum physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Quantum physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Quantum%20physics%20%5Bquantum%20mechanics%20\u0026amp;%20quantum%20field%20theory%5D%20%5BPHQ%5D%22\"\u003equantum mechanics \u0026amp; quantum field theory PHQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Particle \u0026amp; high-energy physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Particle \u0026amp; high-energy physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Particle%20\u0026amp;%20high-energy%20physics%20%5BPHP%5D%22\"\u003ePHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004487356696,"sku":"9781107171589","price":55.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107171589i_cfdbcab2-313c-4268-8a40-10928933c3ab.jpg?v=1691362544"},{"product_id":"spin-in-particle-physics-paperback-9780521020770","title":"Spin in Particle Physics (Paperback) 9780521020770","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSpin in Particle Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA thorough and pedagogical treatment of spin in elementary particle physics, for graduates and researchers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElliot Leader (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521020770, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 6 October 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e528 pages, 132 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 16.8 x 2.6 cm, 0.831 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The strong point is, as might be expected from Professor Leader's lifetime interest in the subject, the pedagogical aspects and the clear exposition of formalism throughout. The book will appeal to graduate students and experimentalists working in the field who need clear guidance in the spin dependent aspects of the electroweak Standard Model and QCD.' Contemporary Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMotivated by recent dramatic developments in the field, this book provides a thorough introduction to spin and its role in elementary particle physics. Starting with a simple pedagogical introduction to spin and its relativistic generalisation, the author successfully avoids the obscurity and impenetrability of traditional treatments of the subject. The book surveys the main theoretical and experimental developments, as well as discussing exciting plans for the future. Emphasis is placed on the importance of spin-dependent measurements in testing QCD and the Standard Model. This book will be of value to graduate students and researchers working in all areas of quantum physics and particularly in elementary particle and high energy physics. It is suitable as a supplementary text for graduate courses in theoretical and experimental particle physics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Spin and helicity\u003cbr\u003e 2. The effect of Lorentz and discrete transformations on helicity states, fields and wave-functions\u003cbr\u003e 3. The spin density matrix\u003cbr\u003e 4. Transition amplitudes\u003cbr\u003e 5. The observables of a reaction\u003cbr\u003e 6. The production of polarized hadrons\u003cbr\u003e 7. The production of polarized e±\u003cbr\u003e 8. Analysis of polarized states: polarimetry\u003cbr\u003e 9. Electroweak interactions\u003cbr\u003e 10. Quantum chromodynamics: spin in the world of massless partons\u003cbr\u003e 11. 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Cornwall (Author), Joannis Papavassiliou (Author), Daniele Binosi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521437523, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 December 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 73 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.9 x 2 cm, 0.73 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The authors are authorities in the field. Cornwall is the person who introduced the pinch techniques in the late 1970's; Papavassiliou and Binosi did most of their research in this field. Nobody knows this matter better than the authors.\"  \u003cbr\u003eGiuseppe Nardelli, Mathematical Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNon-Abelian gauge theories, such as quantum chromodynamics (QCD) or electroweak theory, are best studied with the aid of Green's functions that are gauge-invariant off-shell, but unlike for the photon in quantum electrodynamics, conventional graphical constructions fail. The Pinch Technique provides a systematic framework for constructing such Green's functions, and has many useful applications. Beginning with elementary one-loop examples, this book goes on to extend the method to all orders, showing that the Pinch Technique is equivalent to calculations in the background field Feynman gauge. The Pinch Technique Schwinger-Dyson equations are derived, and used to show how a dynamical gluon mass arises in QCD. 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The Observatory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe electroweak theory unifies two basic forces of nature: the weak force and electromagnetism. This 2007 book is a concise introduction to the structure of the electroweak theory and its applications. It describes the structure and properties of field theories with global and local symmetries, leading to the construction of the standard model. It describes the particles and processes predicted by the theory, and compares them with experimental results. It also covers neutral currents, the properties of W and Z bosons, the properties of quarks and mesons containing heavy quarks, neutrino oscillations, CP-asymmetries in K, D, and B meson decays, and the search for Higgs particles. Each chapter contains problems, stemming from the long teaching experience of the author, to supplement the text. 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The book also explores the relationships between the Lund model and other models based on field theory (the Schwinger model, S-matrix models, light-cone algebra physics and variations of the parton model), and models based on statistical mechanics (the Feynman-Wilson gas, scaling, iterative cascade models).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Relativistic kinematics, electromagnetic fields and the method of virtual quanta\u003cbr\u003e 2. The harmonic oscillator and the quantum field\u003cbr\u003e 3. The vacuum as a dielectric medium and renormalisation\u003cbr\u003e 4. Deep inelastic scattering and the parton model\u003cbr\u003e 5. The classical motion of the massless relativistic string\u003cbr\u003e 6. The decay kinematics of the massless relativistic string\u003cbr\u003e 7. A stochastic process for string decay\u003cbr\u003e 8. The properties of the Lund model fragmentation formulae: external part formulas\u003cbr\u003e 9. The internal part fragmentation formulae and their relations to the unitarity equations of Regge theory\u003cbr\u003e 10. The dynamical analogues of the Lund model fragmentation formulae\u003cbr\u003e 11. Flavour and transverse momentum generation, and the vector to pseudoscalar meson ratio\u003cbr\u003e 12. Heavy quark fragmentation and Baryon production\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Hanbury–Brown–Twiss-effect and polarisation in the Lund model\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Lund gluon model, the kinematics and the decay properties\u003cbr\u003e 15. Gluon emission via the Bremsstrahlung process\u003cbr\u003e 16. Multigluon emission, the dipole moment and parton coherence cascade models\u003cbr\u003e 17. The lambda measure in the leading log, and the modified lead log approximation of perturbative QCD\u003cbr\u003e 18. The parton model and QCD\u003cbr\u003e 19. 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Zentralblatt für Mathematik und ihre Grenzgebiete Mathematics Abstracts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 2002 book introduces the quantum theory of gauge fields. Emphasis is placed on four non-perturbative methods: path integrals, lattice gauge theories, the 1\/N expansion, and reduced matrix models, all of which have important contemporary applications. Written as a textbook, it assumes a knowledge of quantum mechanics and elements of perturbation theory, while many relevant concepts are pedagogically introduced at a basic level in the first half of the book. The second half comprehensively covers large-N Yang-Mills theory. The book uses an approach to gauge theories based on path-dependent phase factors known as the Wilson loops, and contains problems with detailed solutions to aid understanding. 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Strachan, Mathematical Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the last decade methods and techniques based on supersymmetry have provided deep insights in quantum chromodynamics and other nonsupersymmetric gauge theories at strong coupling. This book summarizes major advances in critical solitons in supersymmetric theories, and their implications for understanding basic dynamical regularities of nonsupersymmetric theories. After an extended introduction on the theory of critical solitons, including a historical introduction, the authors focus on three topics: non-Abelian strings and confined monopoles; reducing the level of supersymmetry; and domain walls as D brane prototypes. They also provide a thorough review of issues at the cutting edge, such as non-Abelian flux tubes. 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Contemporary Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProviding a new perspective on quantum field theory, this book gives a pedagogical and up-to-date exposition of non-perturbative methods in relativistic quantum field theory and introduces the reader to modern research work in theoretical physics. It describes in detail non-perturbative methods in quantum field theory, and explores two- dimensional and four- dimensional gauge dynamics using those methods. The book concludes with a summary emphasizing the interplay between two- and four- dimensional gauge theories. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, this book covers topics from two-dimensional conformal symmetry, affine Lie algebras, solitons, integrable models, bosonization, and 't Hooft model, to four-dimensional conformal invariance, integrability, large N expansion, Skyrme model, monopoles and instantons. Applications, first to simple field theories and gauge dynamics in two dimensions, and then to gauge theories in four dimensions and quantum chromodynamics (QCD) in particular, are thoroughly described.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Non-Perturbative Methods in Two Dimensional Field Theory: 1. From massless free scalar field to conformal field theories\u003cbr\u003e 2. Conformal field theory\u003cbr\u003e 3. Theories invariant under affine current algebras\u003cbr\u003e 4. Wess-Zumino-Witten model and Coset models\u003cbr\u003e 5. Solitons and two dimensional integrable models\u003cbr\u003e 6. Bosonization\u003cbr\u003e 7. The large N limit of two dimensional models\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Two Dimensional Non-Perturbative Gauge Dynamics: 8. Gauge theories in two dimensions - basics\u003cbr\u003e 9. Bosonized gauge theories\u003cbr\u003e 10. The t'Hooft solution of 2d QCD\u003cbr\u003e 11. Mesonic spectrum from current algebra\u003cbr\u003e 12. DLCQ and the spectra of QC with fundamental and adjoint fermions\u003cbr\u003e 13. The baryonic spectrum of multiflavour QCD2 in the strong coupling limit\u003cbr\u003e 14. Confinement versus screening\u003cbr\u003e 15. QCD2, Coset models and BRST quantization\u003cbr\u003e 16. Generalized Yang Mills theory on Riemann surface\u003cbr\u003e Part III. From Two to Four Dimensions: 17. Conformal invariance in four dimensional field theories and in QCD\u003cbr\u003e 18. Integrability in four dimensional gauge dynamics\u003cbr\u003e 19. Large N methods in QCD4\u003cbr\u003e 20. From 2d bosonized baryons to 4d skyrmions\u003cbr\u003e 21. From two dimensional solitons to four dimensional magnetic monopoles\u003cbr\u003e 22. Instantons of QCD\u003cbr\u003e 23. 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Zentralblatt für Mathematik und ihre Grenzgebiete Mathematics Abstracts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 2002 book introduces the quantum theory of gauge fields. Emphasis is placed on four non-perturbative methods: path integrals, lattice gauge theories, the 1\/N expansion, and reduced matrix models, all of which have important contemporary applications. Written as a textbook, it assumes a knowledge of quantum mechanics and elements of perturbation theory, while many relevant concepts are pedagogically introduced at a basic level in the first half of the book. The second half comprehensively covers large-N Yang-Mills theory. The book uses an approach to gauge theories based on path-dependent phase factors known as the Wilson loops, and contains problems with detailed solutions to aid understanding. 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The authors are eminent researchers in this area, with many decades of experience between them in experimental, analytical and numerical investigations … Collision Phenomena in Liquids and Solids is an invaluable resource for researchers. The references listed provide an extensive survey of the literature and are a good starting point for anyone planning to study droplets, sprays, jets or splashing. There is no other comparable reference book available in this area that brings together such a wide range of information in a single volume in a clear, accessible fashion. This book is sure to be widely read and become a classic in the field.' Sanjeev Chandra, University of Toronto\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA comprehensive account of the physical foundations of collision and impact phenomena and their applications in a multitude of engineering disciplines. 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Dawidowski et al.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Particle \u0026amp; high-energy physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Particle \u0026amp; high-energy physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Particle%20\u0026amp;%20high-energy%20physics%20%5BPHP%5D%22\"\u003ePHP\u003c\/a\u003e], Atomic \u0026amp; molecular physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Atomic \u0026amp; molecular physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Atomic%20\u0026amp;%20molecular%20physics%20%5BPHM%5D%22\"\u003ePHM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Freshly Printed Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46648950227224,"sku":"9780123983749","price":123.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780123983749.jpg?v=1694095654"},{"product_id":"neutron-scattering-magnetic-and-quantum-phenomena-hardback-9780128020494","title":"Neutron Scattering - Magnetic and Quantum Phenomena (Hardback) 9780128020494","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNeutron Scattering - Magnetic and Quantum Phenomena\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book presents the breadth of opportunities and advancements provided by contemporary neutron science, detailing coverage of the application of neutron scattering in condensed matter research, and enabling researchers in a particular area to identify the aspects of their work where neutron scattering techniques might contribute\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid L Price (Volume editor), Felix Fernandez-Alonso (Volume editor)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780128020494\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 December 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e532 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 3.1 cm, 1.02 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeutron Scattering - Magnetic and Quantum Phenomena\u003c\/i\u003e provides detailed coverage of the application of neutron scattering in condensed matter research. The book's primary aim is to enable researchers in a particular area to identify the aspects of their work where neutron scattering techniques might contribute, conceive the important experiments to be done, assess what is required to carry them out, write a successful proposal for one of the major user facilities, and perform the experiments under the guidance of the appropriate instrument scientist.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAn earlier series edited by Kurt Sköld and David L. 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The series of \"Bombannes\" schools and the completely revised and updated second edition of the lecture notes are devoted to a practical approach to current methodology of static and dynamic techiques. Basic information on data interpretation, on the complementarity of the different types of radiation, as well as information on recent applications and developments is presented. The aim is to avoid over - as well as under-exploitation of data.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Using general principles\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction to scattering experiments (P.N. Pusey)\u003cbr\u003e2. Scattering experiments: Experimental aspects, initial data reduction and absolute calibration (P. Lindner)\u003cbr\u003e3. General theorems in small-angle scattering (O. Spalla)\u003cbr\u003e4. The inverse scattering problem in small angle scattering (O. Glatter)\u003cbr\u003e5. Fourier transformation and deconvolution (O. 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Hermann (Author), L. Belloni (Author), U. Mersits (Author), D. Pestre (Author), J. Krige (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780444870377, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 March 1987\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e632 pages\u003cbr\u003e26.5 x 19 x 3.4 cm, 1.72 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a very valuable book. It gives a clear, readable, well-documented and.. accurate and impartial account of the history of a remarkable organization... The history of CERN is interesting for its own sake but the importance of this book goes beyond that.\" \u003cb\u003e--Nature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDescribing the history of CERN from its inception in the late 40's up to the mid-60's.  The authors have divided these 17-18 years into roughly two successive periods.  Volume I deals with the birth and official establishment of the organization and thus covers the years 1949-1954, while Volume II studies the life of the European laboratory during the first twelve years of its existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface.  Remarks on the notes and bibliographies.  List of archival sources consulted.  List of abbreviations.  \u003cb\u003ePart I - The Post-War Emergence of High-Energy Physics.\u003c\/b\u003e  From cosmic-ray and nuclear physics to high-energy physics (U. Mersits).  \u003cb\u003ePart II - The Prehistory of CERN, 1949 - February 1952.\u003c\/b\u003e  The first suggestions, 1949 - June 1950 (D. Pestre).  The fusion of the initiatives, June - December 1950 (D. Pestre).  The period of informed optimism, December 1950 - August 1951 (D. Pestre).  The period of conflict, August - December 1951 (D. Pestre).  The establishment of a Council of Representatives of European States, December 1951 - February 1952 (D. Pestre).  \u003cb\u003ePart III - The Provisional CERN, February 1952 - October 1954.\u003c\/b\u003e  Survey of developments (J. Krige).  Case studies of some important decisions (J. Krige).  Collection of photographs and documents of historic interest.  \u003cb\u003ePart IV - National Decisions to Join CERN.\u003c\/b\u003e  French attitudes to the European Laboratory, 1949 - 1954 (D. Pestre).  The Italian scenario (L. Belloni).  Germany's part in the setting-up of CERN (A. Hermann). Britain and the European Laboratory Project: 1951 - mid-1952 (J. Krige).  Britain and the European Laboratory Project: mid-1952 - December 1953 (J. Krige).  \u003cb\u003ePart V - Concluding Remarks.\u003c\/b\u003e  The how and the why of the birth of CERN (J. Krige and D. Pestre).  Appendices: Who's who in the Foundation of CERN (A. Hermann);  Chronology of Events (J. Krige and D. Pestre).  Name index.  Thematic subject index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Quantum physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Quantum physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Quantum%20physics%20%5Bquantum%20mechanics%20\u0026amp;%20quantum%20field%20theory%5D%20%5BPHQ%5D%22\"\u003equantum mechanics \u0026amp; quantum field theory PHQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Particle \u0026amp; high-energy physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Particle \u0026amp; high-energy physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Particle%20\u0026amp;%20high-energy%20physics%20%5BPHP%5D%22\"\u003ePHP\u003c\/a\u003e], Nuclear physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Nuclear physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Nuclear%20physics%20%5BPHN%5D%22\"\u003ePHN\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"North Holland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46651539915032,"sku":"9780444870377","price":199.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780444870377.jpg?v=1694113737"},{"product_id":"history-of-cern-ii-volume-ii-building-and-running-the-laboratory-1954-1965-hardback-9780444882073","title":"History of CERN, II; Volume II - Building and Running the Laboratory, 1954-1965 (Hardback) 9780444882073","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory of CERN, II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVolume II - Building and Running the Laboratory, 1954-1965\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eA. Hermann (Author), L. Weiss (Author), D. Pestre (Author), U. Mersits (Author), J. Krige (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780444882073, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 November 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e912 pages\u003cbr\u003e28.1 x 22.2 x 4.4 cm, 2.37 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The authors... have put together this account of a complex mix of scientific, technical, and political achievements in a masterly fashion... can be highly recommended to all who want ot read how CERN started on the path to become a world class laboratory and a leader in its field of research.\"\u003cb\u003e --Contemporary Physics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe first volume of the History of CERN (published in 1987) dealt with the launching of the European Organization for Nuclear Research covering the period 1949 to 1954.  Volume II continues the history through to the mid-1960's, when it was decided to equip the laboratory with a second generation of accelerators and a new Director-General was nominated.  It covers the building and the running of the laboratory during these dozen years, it studies the construction and exploitation of the 600 MeV Synchro-cyclotron and the 28 GeV Proton Synchrotron, it considers the setting up of the material and organizational infrastructure which made this possible, and it covers the reigns of four Director-Generals, Felix Bloch, Cornelis Bakker, John Adams and Victor Weisskopf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree considerations are relevant to the treatment of the material in this volume.  Firstly the political dimension, in the broad sense of the term, was no longer omnipresent as during the process of creation.  Alongside it scientific and technical determinations were at work.  The second consideration is that the institutional dimension was also inescapably present.  Finally, there was no longer one dominant process in the organisation's life but several and it was no longer possible to tell just one story.  The authors therefore decided to focus attention on various aspects of CERN's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I attempts to describe the various aspects which together constitute the history of CERN and aims to offer a synchronic panorama year by year account of CERN's many activities.  Part II deals primarily with technological achievements and scientific results and it includes the most technical chapters in the volume, chapters using as main sources publications in the open literature, internal reports, and minutes of specialized committees or of divisional meetings.  Part III aims to define how the CERN ``system'' functioned, how this science-based organization worked, how it chose, planned and concretely realized its experimental programme on the shop-floor and how it identified the equipment it would need in the long term and organized its relations with the outside world, notably the political world.  The concluding Part IV aims to bring out the specificity of CERN, to identify the ways in which it differed from other big science laboratories in the 1950's and 1960's, and to try to understand where its uniqueness and originality lay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface.  Remarks on the notes and bibliographies.  List of archival sources consulted.  List of abbreviations.  \u003cb\u003ePart I. An Overview of the First Decade of CERN.\u003c\/b\u003e  1. 1955-59. Building the laboratory (J. Krige).  2. 1960-65. Running the laboratory (D. Pestre).  \u003cb\u003ePart II. Physics and Engineering at CERN.\u003c\/b\u003e  3. Some aspects of the history of high energy physics 1952-1966 (A. Hermann).  4. The 600 MeV synchro-cyclotron (U. Mersits).  5. The construction of the 28 GeV Proton Synchrotron and the first six years of its scientific exploitation (U. Mersits).  6. The construction of CERN's first hydrogen bubble chambers (L. Weiss).  \u003cb\u003eCollection of Documents and Photographs of Historic Interest.  Part III. Planning and Managing Research at CERN.\u003c\/b\u003e  7. The CERN system.  Appendix. The ``European Study Group on Fusion'', 1958-64 (D. Pestre).  8. The organization of experimental work around the Proton Synchrotron 1960-65 (D. Pestre).  9. Planning the infrastructure for the Proton Synchrotron experimental programme (J. Krige).  10.  The debates in the Finance Committee and the Council over the level of the budget (J. Krige).  11. The contract policy with industry (J. Krige).  12. The second generation of accelerators for CERN: the decision-making process (D. Pestre).  Bibliography for parts III and IV.  \u003cb\u003ePart IV. Concluding Remarks.\u003c\/b\u003e  13. Some characteristic features of CERN in the 50's and 60's (D. Pestre).  Appendices - 1. Organigrammes of CERN: CERN divisions and their leaders.  2. Director-Generals and Members of the Directorate.  3. Member States and their Contributions to the CERN basic programme.  4. Senior Office Bearers in the Council and its Committees.  5. Members of the SPC, up to 1965.  6. V. Weiskopf's table of some important research results obtained at CERN or elsewhere in Europe in connection with CERN within the period 1960-1965.  Who's who in the history of CERN (A. Hermann).  Chronology of events (J. Krige and D. Pestre).  Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Quantum physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Quantum physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Quantum%20physics%20%5Bquantum%20mechanics%20\u0026amp;%20quantum%20field%20theory%5D%20%5BPHQ%5D%22\"\u003equantum mechanics \u0026amp; quantum field theory PHQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Particle \u0026amp; high-energy physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Particle \u0026amp; high-energy physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Particle%20\u0026amp;%20high-energy%20physics%20%5BPHP%5D%22\"\u003ePHP\u003c\/a\u003e], Nuclear physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Nuclear physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Nuclear%20physics%20%5BPHN%5D%22\"\u003ePHN\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"North Holland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46651540537624,"sku":"9780444882073","price":187.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780444882073_88956ff7-cbe0-434c-9662-cd97653f5e82.jpg?v=1694987455"}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/collections\/particle-high-energy-physics.oembed","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}