The Physics of Neutrino Interactions

A comprehensive introduction to neutrino physics with detailed description of neutrinos and their properties.

M. Sajjad Athar (Author), S. K. Singh (Author)

9781108489065, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 December 2020

970 pages
24.7 x 19.3 x 4.7 cm, 1.67 kg

The study of neutrinos and their interaction with matter has made many important contributions to our present knowledge of physics. This advanced text introduces neutrino physics and presents a theoretical framework for describing relativistic particles. It gives a pedagogical description of the neutrino, its properties, the standard model of electroweak interactions, and neutrino scattering from leptons and nucleons. Focusing on the role of nuclear effects, the discussion extends to various processes of quasielastic, inelastic, and deep inelastic scattering from nucleons and nuclei. Neutrino sources, detection and oscillation, along with the role of neutrinos in astrophysics and motivation for the need of physics beyond the standard model are discussed in detail. This topical book will stimulate new ideas and avenues for research, and will form a valuable resource for advanced students and researchers working in the field of neutrino physics.

List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Neutrino Properties and Its Interactions
2. Relativistic Particles and Neutrinos
3. Quantization of Free Particle Fields
4. Interacting Fields and Relativistic Perturbation Theory
5. Phenomenological Theory I: Nuclear ?-decays and Weak Decays of Leptons
6. Phenomenological Theory II: Weak Decays of Hadrons
7. Gauge Field Theories and Fundamental Interactions
8. Unified Theory of Electroweak Interactions
9. Neutrino Scattering from Point Particles
10. Neutrino scattering Cross Sections from Hadrons: Quasielastic Scattering
11. Neutrino Scattering from Hadrons: Inelastic Scattering (I)
12. Neutrino Scattering from Hadrons: Inelastic Scattering (II)
13. Neutrino Scattering from Hadrons: Deep Inelastic Scattering
14. Weak Quasielastic ?( ¯?)-nucleus-nucleus Scattering
15. Inelastic Scattering of (Anti)neutrinos from Nuclei
16. Deep Inelastic Scattering of (Anti)neutrinos from Nuclei
17. Neutrino Sources and Detection
18. Neutrino Mixing and Oscillations
19. Neutrino Astrophysics and the Synthesis of Elements
20. Neutrino Interactions Beyond the Standard Model
Appendices
Bibliography

Subject Areas: Particle & high-energy physics [PHP], Nuclear physics [PHN], Physics [PH], Mathematics & science [P]