This highly regarded textbook for advanced undergraduates provides a comprehensive introduction to modern particle physics. Coverage emphasizes the balance between experiment and theory. It places stress on the phenomenological approach and basic theoretical concepts rather than rigorous mathematical detail. Donald Perkins also details recent developments in elementary particle physics, as well as its connections with cosmology and astrophysics. A number of key experiments are also identified along with a description of how they have influenced the field. Perkins presents most of the material in the context of the Standard Model of quarks and leptons. He also fully explores the shortcomings of this model and new physics beyond its compass (such as supersymmetry, neutrino mass and oscillations, GUTs and superstrings). The text includes many problems and a detailed and annotated further reading list. The volume will also provide a solid foundation for graduate study.
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3 reviews for Introduction to High Energy Physics
YTeramoto
Rated 5 out of 5
July 28, 2014
This is a nice book to read. It explains particle physics intuitive way but it also keeps accuracy. I recommend first year graduate students to read t...More
This is a nice book to read. It explains particle physics intuitive way but it also keeps accuracy. I recommend first year graduate students to read this book.
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AM9090
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October 13, 2012
This book is perhaps a little too advanced for some it seems - but it's absolutely brilliant ...the man's a bloody genius!
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CCourier
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May 9, 2000
This is not just a straightforward update of a successful book, it is a major rewrite, the most comprehensive revision so far. It covers all significa...More
This is not just a straightforward update of a successful book, it is a major rewrite, the most comprehensive revision so far. It covers all significant developments of the past 15 years; equally important, it has been thoroughly reorganized, such that the discussion is now firmly embedded into the classification of particles and forces of the Standard Model. A welcome addition are two new chapters which treat 'Physics beyond the Standard Model' and 'Particle physics and cosmology' in much more detail and present the relevance of particle physics in a wider scientific context. Rüdiger Voss /CERN A complete review is available in CERN Courier, June 2000
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Rüdiger Voss /CERN
A complete review is available in CERN Courier, June 2000