Overview
This book deals with neutrino physics and astrophysics - a field in which some of the most exciting recent developments in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology took place. The book is the most up-to-date, comprehensive and self-contained treatment of key issues in neutrino physics. It discusses all the topics vital to the understanding of the nature of neutrinos such as what they are, how to describe them, how they behave in nature, and the roles that neutrinos play in shaping our Universe. The book provides comprehensive discussions, both experimental and theoretical, with relevant mathematical details, on neutrino oscillations, extra-terrestrial as well as terrestrial neutrinos and the relic neutrinos. It also discusses many implications of current experimental data on reactor, accelerator, atmospheric, solar and supernova neutrinos with future perspectives. The book starts with an introduction to field theory and gauge theory which is accessible even to advanced undergraduate students, with helpful appendices, and it also provides pedagogical but sufficiently detailed reviews of supernova physics and cosmology, in particular the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. It aims to provide all the technical details necessary for the professionals in the field and to be an almost exhaustive reference for neutrino physicists with over 1000 references.
Full Product Details
Author: Carlo Giunti (INFN (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)) ,
Chung W. Kim (Johns Hopkins University and Korea Institute for Advanced Study)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 18.00cm
, Height: 4.00cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.545kg
ISBN: 9780198508717
ISBN 10: 0198508719
Pages: 728
Publication Date: 15 March 2007
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
The quality is excellent. * Joseph Silk, University of Oxford * A comprehensive introduction to the Physics and Astrophysics of neutrinos ... suitable to postgraduate students and researchers. * Carlos Frenk, University of Durham *
A comprehensive introduction to the Physics and Astrophysics of neutrinos ... suitable to postgraduate students and researchers. Carlos Frenk, University of Durham The quality is excellent. Joseph Silk, University of Oxford
Author Information
Carlo Giunti: First Researcher INFN (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Ph.D.: University of Torino Chung W. Kim: Professor Emeritus Johns Hopkins University and Korea Institute for Advanced Study Fellow (American Physical Society) Moran National Merit of Order (Republic of Korea) Chong-Am Science Award (Korean Academy of Science and Technology) B.S.: Seoul National University Ph.D. : Indiana University
