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This enchanting volume comprises the results of recent investigations aimed at understanding the mechanism leading to the creation and decay of strongly interacting particles. The emphasis here is on studies of the production, decay, interaction and structure of mesons eta, eta-prime and kaons. The investigations were carried out at the cooler synchrotron COSY providing beams of protons and deuterons that help create the full spectrum of basic pseudo-scalar and vector mesons. ... Read more

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This workshop brought together many experts on scalar mesons from around the world. The importance of the workshop was that it extensively discussed this topic from three points of view: theoretical, experimental, and computational. Many new results were presented by the team leaders at this workshop. The topics that are presented in this proceedings are very useful to PhD students in high energy physics, nuclear physics, and computational physics, and provide the most recent ideas, techniques, and directions for future research in this field. ... Read more

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These papers cover such topics as: read-out devices; front-end; sampling calorimeters; DAQ and trigger; crystals; precision calorimeters; gas, solid state and others; and simulation and radiation damage. ... Read more

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From superstring theory to models with extra dimensions to dark matter and dark energy, a range of theoretically stimulating ideas have evolved for physics beyond the standard model. These developments have spawned a new area of physics that centers on the interplay between particle physics and cosmology—astroparticle physics. Providing the necessary theoretical background, Particle and Astroparticle Physics clearly presents the many recent advances that have occurred in these fields.
Divided into five parts, the book begins with discussions on group and field theories. The second part summarizes the standard model of particle physics and includes some extensions to the model, such as neutrino masses and CP violation. The next section focuses on grand unified theories and supersymmetry. The book then discusses the general theory of relativity, higher dimensional theories of gravity, and superstring theory. It also introduces various novel ideas and models with extra dimensions and low-scale gravity. The last part of the book deals with astroparticle physics. After an introduction to cosmology, it covers several specialized topics, including baryogenesis, dark matter, dark energy, and brane cosmology.
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Understanding Higgs physics is necessary to complete the standard model, and to learn how to extend it and improve its foundations. This book brings together current work in the field. Some chapters emphasize theoretical questions, and some connections to other areas of physics. ... Read more

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Provides a comprehensive panorama of black-hole physics and mathematics from a modern point of view.Subjects range from the observational and the experimental to the more theoretical and mathematical issues.Material is written at a level suitable for postgraduate students entering the field. ... Read more

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The Conference celebrated the tenth anniversary of Maldacena’s conjecture, which is of paramount importance to the understanding of the relation between Quantum Field Theory, Supergravity and String Theory. Theoreticians who played a seminal role in the development of these ideas lectured at the conference. Twenty five speakers encompassing different directions and applications of the gauge/gravity duality discussed its achievements and future prospects. The aim of this volume is to make accessible to a larger audience the topics covered during the conference. The main applications of the conjecture concern high energy physics; however, aspects of cosmology and condensed matter physics are also relevant and included. Forewords by Gerard ’t Hooft, Alexander Polyakov and Edward Witten further enrich the contents of this volume.

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The first Workshop on Nuclear Proficiency Testing (PT) focused on the new topic appeared at the junction of the nuclear basic research, metrology, quality control in applications, and the new Science of Analytical Performance (SAP), namely: how to get/prove the most accurate and precise scientific/technical results in the current practice. Any analytical laboratory should fulfill this goal in order to assure the public credibility of its results, either it is part of the scientific research institute, or a laboratory dedicated to the routine control of the environment, industry, health /medicine, radioprotection, or dosimetry, as the quality of the analytical results and of the services that will be further used depend critically on the accuracy and validity of measurements (EN ISO/IEC Standard 17025: 2005). Proficiency Testing plays a central role in this process as the best tool to prove and certify the Laboratory s Performance & Competence; it belongs to SAP, which, in our case, should be called SNAP (Science of the Nuclear Analytical Performance), as it concerns performance in applications of the nuclear analytical techniques. The PT Workshop-2007 created the opportunity to learn the criteria / tools used for interpreting the experimental results and evaluating performance, how to fit the laboratory s performance with the rigor of international Proficiency Testing evaluation, to understand the basic aspects of methods validation and traceability of the nuclear physical quantities to SI, use of the reference materials and of the statistic criteria for the fitness-for-purpose objectives, advantages of the ILC /PT exercises, and how to get the Excellence ; so, it was primarily a school , but not only, because the meeting was also a framework for participants to present their latest results and developments. The unique feature of the PT Workshop-2007 was the participation for the first time in a scientific meeting of experts intimately involved in the development of International and National Standards and the organization of international Inter-Laboratory Comparison (ILC) and Proficiency Testing (PT) exercises, of experts involved in radionuclide metrology, who generally establish the norms and requirements for the accuracy of measurements and analytical methods, and experts and specialists involved in nuclear application, as lectors . Their presence and lessons assured the highest level of knowledge for a successful school in the field of Nuclear Proficiency Testing, and the discussions they created were very fruitful, to the benefit of all the participants.

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