Hadron Physics (Scottish Graduate) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1584887052 ISBN 13: 9781584887058

Publisher: CRC Press, 2006

Synopsis

Straddling the traditional disciplines of nuclear and particle physics, hadron physics is a vital and extremely active research area, as evidenced by a 2004 Nobel prize and new research facilities, such as that scheduled to open at CERN. Scientifically it is of vital importance in extrapolating our knowledge of quark-gluon physics at the sub-nucleon level to provide a wider perspective of strongly interacting hadrons, which make up the vast bulk of known matter in the Universe. Through detailed, pedagogical chapters contributed by key international experts, Hadron Physics maps out our contemporary knowledge of the subject. It covers both the theoretical and experimental aspects of hadron structure and properties along with a wide range of specific research topics, results, and applications. Providing a full picture of activity in the field, the book highlights three particular areas of current research: computational lattice hadron physics, the structure and dynamics of hadrons, and generalized parton distributions. It provides a solid introduction, includes background theory, and presents the current state of understanding of the subject.

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I.J. Douglas MacGregor, Ralf Kaiser

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584887052
• ISBN 13: 9781584887058
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 492
• Editor: MacGregor I.J. Douglas, Kaiser Ralf