Introduction to nuclear and particle physics /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rutherford scattering -- Nuclear phenomenology -- Nuclear models -- Nuclear radiation -- Applications of nuclear physics -- Energy deposition in media -- Particle detection -- Accelerators -- Properties and interactions of elementary particles -- Symmetries -- Discrete transformations -- Neutral kaons, oscillations, and CP violation -- Formulation of the standard model -- Standard model and confrontation with data -- Beyond the standard model.

The original edition of Introduction to Nuclear and ParticlePhysics was used with great success for single-semester courses onnuclear and particle physics offered by American and Canadianuniversities at the undergraduate level. It was also translated intoGerman, and used overseas.

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