Particle Astrophysics

by Donald Perkins

Recent years have seen a symbiosis of the fields of elementary particle physics and the astrophysics of the early universe. This text presents the background of the subjects and the latest developments at a level suitable for a physics undergraduate. After introductory chapters on elementary particles and their interactions and role in the expanding universe, the problems and challenges of cosmological asymmetries, dark matter and dark energy are presented, followed by chapters on the growth of cosmic structure, on high energy cosmic rays and on particle processes in stars. A balance is maintained between theory and experiment and the text supplemented with over 100 problems, together with answers and model solutions.

Genres: Mathematics, Physics

272 pages, Paperback

First published August 14, 2003

Reviews

[فرهاد ذکاوت · Rating 4 out of 5]

A first reader in Particle Astrophysics will find basic subjects in this extended area of research. But you can not find technical details and i should say any technical formalism. That's natural when we are gonna start a field like Astroparticle physics. Experimental point of view are more than theoretical in some cases.