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OverviewThe scope of the book is to give an overview of the history of astroparticle physics, starting with the discovery of cosmic rays (Victor Hess, 1912) and its background (X-ray, radioactivity). The book focusses on the ways in which physics changes in the course of this history. The following changes run parallel, overlap, and/or interact: - Discovery of effects like X-rays, radioactivity, cosmic rays, new particles but also progress through non-discoveries (monopoles) etc. - The change of the description of nature in physics, as consequence of new theoretical questions at the beginning of the 20th century, giving rise to quantum physics, relativity, etc. - The change of experimental methods, cooperations, disciplinary divisions. With regard to the latter change, a main topic of the book is to make the specific multi-diciplinary features of astroparticle physics clear. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brigitte Falkenburg , Wolfgang RhodePublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 2012 ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.545kg ISBN: 9789400794559ISBN 10: 940079455 Pages: 346 Publication Date: 29 January 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1 Introduction.-.- 2 From the discovery of radioactivity to first accelerator experiments.- 3 Development of Cosmology:From a Static Universe to Accelerated Expansion.- 4 Evolution of Astrophysics5.1 Introduction and General Overview.- 5 Development of Ultra High-Energy Cosmic Ray Research.- 6 Very-High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy.- 7 Search for the neutrino mass and low energy neutrino astronomy.- 8 From Particle Physics to Astroparticle Physics: Proton Decay and the Rise of Non-Accelerator Physics.- 10 From Waves to Particle Tracks and Quantum Probabilities.- A Timetable.- B Nobel prizes.- C Textbooks.- C.1 Textbooks 1987–2012.- C.2 Textbooks 1962–1986.- C.3 Textbooks 1937–1961.- C.4 Textbooks 1912–1936.- D Books in History of PhysicsReviewsFrom the reviews: This book is a collection of ten articles written by expert contributors who describe current work in a technological and historical context. ... Each article gives a thorough account and includes many references for further study. ... This is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the field and a useful supplement to lecture courses. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals. (M. Dickinson, Choice, Vol. 50 (11), July, 2013) From the reviews: This book is a collection of ten articles written by expert contributors who describe current work in a technological and historical context. Each article gives a thorough account and includes many references for further study. This is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the field and a useful supplement to lecture courses. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals. (M. Dickinson, Choice, Vol. 50 (11), July, 2013) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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