ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS by Claus Grupen, G. Cowan, S. Eidelman ( 9783642064555 )

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Title:

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS

By:

Claus Grupen, G. Cowan, S. Eidelman

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Publisher:

SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG

Pub. date:

14 October, 2010

Edition:

Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005

Pages:

442

Description:

Provides an orientation in the field of astroparticle physics that many beginners might seek and appreciate because the underlying physics fundamentals are presented with little mathematics, and the results are illustrated by many diagrams.

Synopsis:

Describes the branch of astronomy in which processes in the universe are investigated with experimental methods employed in particle-physics experiments. After a historical introduction the basics of elementary particles, Explains particle interactions and the relevant detection techniques, while modern aspects of astroparticle physics are described in a chapter on cosmology. Provides an orientation in the field of astroparticle physics that many beginners might seek and appreciate because the underlying physics fundamentals are presented with little mathematics, and the results are illustrated by many diagrams. Readers have a chance to enter this field of astronomy with a book that closes the gap between expert and popular level.

Illustrations:

9 Tables, black and white; XIV, 442 p.

Publication:

Germany

Imprint:

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K

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