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Neutrino Oscillations: A Practical Guide to Basics and Applications

By Fumihiko Suekane (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Tokyo
Year
2015
ISBN
978-4-431-55461-5, 978-4-431-55462-2
DOI
10.1007/978-4-431-55462-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8866801 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 898
Edition
1
Pages
185\193
Time added
2015-04-23 16:00:00
Beam Physics; Astrophysics and AstroparticlesElementary ParticlesQuantum Field Theory; Particle Acceleration and De

Description

Neutrino oscillation (N.O.) is the only firm evidence of the physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics and is one of the hottest topics in elementary particle physics today. This book focuses on the N.O., from its history to the future prospects, from the basic theories to the experiments. Various phenomena of N.O. are described intuitively with thorough explanations of the fundamental physics behind well-known formulations. For example, while many textbooks start with a discussion of the mixing matrix, this book stresses that N.O. is caused by the transition amplitudes between different neutrino flavors, and that the purpose of N.O. experiments is to measure transition amplitudes and think of its origin. The current understanding of neutrino oscillation is also summarized using the most up-to-date measurements, including the recently measured neutrino mixing angle θ13, and the future prospects of N.O. studies are described as well. The level of this book makes it a bridge between introductory textbooks and scientific papers.

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