Particle Physics and Cosmology 1st Edition by P. D. B. Collins (PDF)

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This readable introduction to particle physics and cosmology discusses the interaction of these two fundamental branches of physics and considers recent advances beyond the standard models. Eight chapters comprise a brief introduction to the gauge theories of the strong and the electroweak interactions, the so-called grand unified theories, and general relativity. Ten more chapters address recent concepts such as composite fermions and bosons, supersymmetry, quantum gravity, supergravity, and strings theories, and relate them to modern cosmology and experimental astronomy.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Publisher This readable introduction to particle physics and cosmology discusses the interaction of these two fundamental branches of physics and considers recent advances beyond the standard models. Eight chapters comprise a brief introduction to the gauge theories of the strong and the electroweak interactions, the so-called grand unified theories, and general relativity. Ten more chapters address recent concepts such as composite fermions and bosons, supersymmetry, quantum gravity, supergravity, and strings theories, and relate them to modern cosmology and experimental astronomy.

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⭐I enjoy re-reading P.D.B. Collins & A.D. Martin’s book “Hadron Interactions” from 1984 so much that I was looking to see if they wrote anything more recent.OK, so this is from 1989 and therefore the cosmology is a bit dated: no dark energy, no cosmic acceleration, even the cosmic ray info is old.But for a particle physicist, it’s a golden deal. If you’re a particle theory student this is a great overview and starting point. If you’re an experimentalist, it provides very suitable explanations: typical graduate school level and mostly self-contained sections and chapters. It’s very good if you have a grasp of particle experiments and some theory but want more understanding of a broad range of topics without getting bogged down in too much math that will take a few years to master.The Tevatron gave us the top, the LHC has now sighted the Higgs, and BaBar and Belle have given us insights into CP- and T-violation. But the standard model has not really changed. Technicolor has receded while some other theories have come to the forefront. But most of what’s in this book is still what we pine for: grand unification, SUSY, supergravity, string theory. Of course, it also covers gauge theories and QCD, but there are standard sources for those topics: Griffiths’s text as well as Halzen & Martin, for instance.If you want the basic concepts and equations of particle theory, read this book. I’ve had it for a few hours now and already understand more things. For six and a half bucks (including shipping) it’s a pretty good deal!

⭐I get books that sometimes I don’t understand and through figuring it out I gain a better idea of it all together. I’m trying to learn and sometimes you can’t take baby steps with these topics. Hard work will help you read through this if you’re a noob too.

⭐Slightly dated (does not discuss large extra dimensions, dark energy or gauge-string duality for example) but otherwise great review of the main ideas in both of the areas. Highly recommended.

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