Fundamentals of Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics

by Giunti, Carlo; Kim, Chung W.

• ISBN13: 9780198508717
• ISBN10: 0198508719
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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. The book is the most up-to-date, comprehensive and self-contained treatment of key issues in neutrino physics. It discusses all the topics vital to the understanding of the nature of neutrinos such as what they are, how to describe them, how they behave in nature, and the roles of neutrinos play in shaping our Universe. The book provides comprehensive discussions, both experimental and theoretical, with relevant mathematical details, on neutrino oscillations, extra-terrestrial as well as terrestrial neutrinos and relic neutrinos. It also discusses many implications of current experimental data on rector, accelerator, atmospheric, solar and supernova neutrinos with future perspectives. The book starts with an introduction to field theory and gauge theory which is accessible even to advanced undergraduate students, with helpful appendices, and it also provides pedagogical but sufficiently detailed reviews of supernova physics and cosmology, in particular the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. It aims to provide all the technical details necessary for the professionals in the field and to be an almost exhaustive reference for neutrino physicists with 1000 references.

Author Biography

Carlo Giunti:
First Researcher
INFN (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Ph.D.: University of Torino Chung W. Kim:
Professor Emeritus
Johns Hopkins University and Korea Institute for Advanced Study
Fellow (American Physical Society)
Moran National Merit of Order (Republic of Korea)
Chong-Am Science Award (Korean Academy of Science and Technology)
B.S.: Seoul National University
Ph.D. : Indiana University

Table of Contents

Historical Introduction

Quantized Dirac Fields

The Standard Model

Three-Generation Mixing

Neutrino Interactions

Massive Neutrinos

Neutrino Oscillations in Vacuum

Theory of Neutrino Oscillations in Vacuum

Neutrino Oscillations in Matter

Solar Neutrinos

Atmospheric Neutrinos

Terrestrial Neutrino Oscillation Experiments

Phenomenology of Three-Neutrino Mixing

Direct Measurements of Neutrino Mass

Supernova Neutrinos

Cosmology

Relic Neutrinos

Appendices

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