Particles, Fields, Space-Time: From Thomson's Electron to Higgs' Boson explores the concepts, ideas, and experimental results that brought us from the discovery of the first elementary particle in the end of the 19th century to the completion of the Standard Model of particle physics in the early 21st century. The book concentrates on disruptive events and unexpected results that fundamentally changed our view of particles and how they move through space-time. It separates the mathematical and technical details from the narrative into focus boxes, so that it remains accessible to non-scientists, yet interesting for those with a scientific background who wish to further their understanding. The text presents and explains experiments and their results wherever appropriate. This book is of interest to a general audience but also to students studying particle physics, physics teachers at all levels, and scientists with a recreational curiosity towards the subject.
For this second edition, the complete text has been thoroughly revised. A description of plans for new accelerator facilities has been added, as well as new results on cosmic ray physics, dark matter and dark energy. The usage of natural units has been abandoned in favour of SI units throughout the text.
Key Features:
| ISBN: | 9781032859583 |
| Publication date: | 27th June 2025 |
| Author: | Martin Pohl |
| Publisher: | CRC Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 306 pages |
| Series: | Discovering Physics |
| Genres: |
Particle and high-energy physics Astrophysics Electronic devices and materials Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) Atomic and molecular physics |
Particles, Fields, Space-Time: From Thomson's Electron to Higgs' Boson explores the concepts, ideas, and experimental results that brought us from the discovery of the first elementary particle in the end of the 19th century to the completion of the Standard Model of particle physics in the early 21st century. The book concentrates on disruptive events and unexpected results that fundamentally changed our view of particles and how they move through space-time. It separates the mathematical and technical details from the narrative into focus boxes, so that it remains accessible to non-scientists, yet interesting for those with a scientific background who wish to further their understanding. The text presents and explains experiments and their results wherever appropriate. This book is of interest to a general audience but also to students studying particle physics, physics teachers at all levels, and scientists with a recreational curiosity towards the subject.
For this second edition, the complete text has been thoroughly revised. A description of plans for new accelerator facilities has been added, as well as new results on cosmic ray physics, dark matter and dark energy. The usage of natural units has been abandoned in favour of SI units throughout the text.
Key Features:
Particles, Fields, Space-Time features in the following genres: Particle and high-energy physics, Astrophysics, Electronic devices and materials, Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics), Atomic and molecular physics
Particles, Fields, Space-Time is available in Hardback, Paperback, Ebook
Particles, Fields, Space-Time was written by Martin Pohl and published by CRC Press
Particles, Fields, Space-Time has 306 pages
Yes it is part of Discovering Physics series
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