Astroparticle physics /
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| Author / Creator: | Grupen, Claus. |
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| Uniform title: | Astroteilchenphysik. English |
| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2005. |
| Description: | xiii, 441 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5711536 |
Table of Contents:
- Historical Introduction
- The Standard Model of Elementary Particles
- Kinematics and Cross Sections
- Physics of Particle and Radiation Detection
- Acceleration Mechanisms
- Primary Cosmic Rays
- Secondary Cosmic Rays
- Cosmology
- The Early Universe
- Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
- The Cosmic Microwave Background
- Inflation
- Dark Matter
- Astrobiology
- Outlook
- Glossary
- Solutions
- Mathematical Appendix
- Results from Statistical Physics: Thermodynamics of the Early Universe
- Definition of Equatorial and Galactic Coordinates
- Important Constants for Astroparticle Physics
- References
- Further Reading
- Photo Credits
- Index
