Special role of neutrino mass one way to characterize physics is an attempt to understand nature at its most fundamental level, namely at the shortest distance scales, or equivalently the highest energy scales, possible. Fundamentals of neutrino physics and astrophysics carlo giunti istituto nazionale di fisica nucleare, sezione di torino and dipartimento di fisica teorica, universita di torino, italy chung w. Nature this book should serve as the standard reference for this rapidly developing area of research for some time to come. John norris bahcall december 30, 1934 august 17, 2005 was an american astrophysicist, best known for his contributions to the solar neutrino problem, the development of the hubble space telescope and for his leadership and development of the institute for advanced study in princeton. Neutrino by frank close meet your next favorite book. Black and white or color versions of this figure can be downloaded by clicking on the menu items below. The definitive treatise on solar neutrinos is john bahcall s book neutrino astrophysics. Results from various disciplines provide an uptodate discussion of topics in neutrino astrophysics, a field currently revolutionized by the. Neutrino astronomy is being revolutionized by the availability of new observational facilities. The book provides a thorough and expert summary of a field of intense current interest. Theoretical work in astrophysics and in particle physics in increasing rapidly. Recent advances in neutrino astrophysics are examined in an introduction for. The diversity of physics topics within the neutrino sector is enormous and the interplay between neutrino physics and other elds is rich. The book is the most uptodate, comprehensive and selfcontained treatment of key issues in neutrino physics.
Along the way you meet the famous and unsung heroes of the neutrino story. Bahcall published over 600 scientific papers and five books in the field of astrophysics. A more cultural and humorous look at the world of physics is richard feynmans book surely youre joking mr. Bahcall, neutrino astrophysics cambridge university press, cambridge, england. An excellent, and highly accessible, introduction to particle physics is gary zukavs book the dancing wuli masters. Turner reports on the status of the solar neutrino flux in the december 2001 issue of physics today. K and the world as spirit published by fairhill publishing. Gallery of solar neutrino researchers this figure is adapted from figure 2 of bahcall, serenelli, and basu, apj, 621, l85 2005.
Neutrino physics download online ebook for pdf doc djvu. The experimenters at the sudbury neutrino observatory reported on electron neutrino events in june of 2001 and implied a flux of 1. A very clear and succinct book about this mysterious ghost particle. John bahcall, the richard black professor of astrophysics. Neutrino astrophysics has developed from theoretical calculations to an. Progress and prospects in neutrino astrophysics arxiv. The subject of solar neutrinos has many seemingly independent aspects, both in its this authoritative text provides a lively, thoughtprovoking and informative summary of. They play a keyrole both in particle physics and in astrophysics.
I would very much appreciate hearing about any errors or deficiencies you have found in the previous version. Jones is the author of the thoughtful guide to god 2006 and the tao of holism 2008, both published by o books of winchester, u. Neutrinos have and will continue to provide important information on structure formation in the early universe, earth, solar and supernova physics, nuclear properties, and rare decays of charged leptons and. Neutrino astrophysics was published by cambridge university press in 1989.
Several good textbooks exist on the subject, for example 46. It discusses all the topics vital to the understanding. 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. I am merely borrowing a term used by a popular series of selfhelp books. The basic concepts of neutrino physics are presented at a level appropriate for integration into elementary courses on quantum mechanics andor modern physics. Bahcall championed solar neutrino physics for many years. This is a book for readers interested in modern particle physics and astronomy or in the history of science and the personalities involved. The recent discovery of neutrino oscillation has given the first hint of new physics beyond the standard model. Neutrino fluxes from continuum sources are in cmscmev line fluxes for pep and be neutrinos are in cmr. Neutrinos play a key role in many areas of particle physics, nuclear physics and astrophysics. I am currently revising this book for a new edition that will be published in 1998. Neutrino astronomy is difficult for the same reason it is interesting. Kim korea institute for advanced study, seoul, korea and the johns hopkins university, baltimore, md, usa 1. Solar neutrino energy spectrum adapted from bahcall 19.
The insert gives the sensitivity interval of the different detectors above the threshold. Bahcall, neutrino astrophysics, cambridge university press. Oct 14, 2010 a very clear and succinct book about this mysterious ghost particle. It traces the roots of the neutrino from its start as a supposedly undiscoverable convenience to the dawn of neutrino science, which is literally the forefront of particle physics and cosmology today.
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