Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics: Multimessenger Astronomy and its Particle Physics Foundations (Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics)

This book introduces particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Starting from an experimental perspective, it provides a unified view of these fields that reflects the very rapid advances being made. This new edition has a number of improvements and has been updated to describe the recent discovery of gravitational waves and astrophysical neutrinos, which started the new era of multimessenger astrophysics; it also includes new results on the Higgs particle. Astroparticle and particle physics share a common problem: we still don’t have a description of the main ingredients of the Universe from the point of view of its energy budget. Addressing these fascinating issues, and offering a balanced introduction to particle and astroparticle physics that requires only a basic understanding of quantum and classical physics, this book is a valuable resource, particularly for advanced undergraduate students and for those embarking on graduate courses. It includes exercises that offer readers practical insights. It can be used equally well as a self-study book, a reference and a textbook. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxx Understanding the Universe: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Particles, and Their Interactions (Alessandro De Angelis, Mário Pimenta)....Pages 1-26 Basics of Particle Physics (Alessandro De Angelis, Mário Pimenta)....Pages 27-82 Cosmic Rays and the Development of Particle Physics (Alessandro De Angelis, Mário Pimenta)....Pages 83-107 Particle Detection (Alessandro De Angelis, Mário Pimenta)....Pages 109-206 Particles and Symmetries (Alessandro De Angelis, Mário Pimenta)....Pages 207-263 Interactions and Field Theories (Alessandro De Angelis, Mário Pimenta)....Pages 265-391 The Higgs Mechanism and the Standard Model of Particle Physics (Alessandro De Angelis, Mário Pimenta)....Pages 393-454 The Standard Model of Cosmology and the Dark Universe (Alessandro De Angelis, Mário Pimenta)....Pages 455-542 The Properties of Neutrinos (Alessandro De Angelis, Mário Pimenta)....Pages 543-574 Messengers from the High-Energy Universe (Alessandro De Angelis, Mário Pimenta)....Pages 575-681 Astrobiology and the Relation of Fundamental Physics to Life (Alessandro De Angelis, Mário Pimenta)....Pages 683-710 Back Matter ....Pages 711-733 This book introduces particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Starting from an experimental perspective, it provides a unified view of these fields that reflects the very rapid advances being made. This new edition has a number of improvements and has been updated to include material on the Higgs particle and to describe the recently discovered gravitational waves. Astroparticle and particle physics share a common problem : we still don't have a description of the main ingredients of the Universe from the point of view of its energy budget. Addressing these fascinating issues, and offering a balanced introduction to particle and astroparticle physics that requires only a basic understanding of quantum and classical physics, this book is a valuable resource, particularly for advanced undergraduate students and for those embarking on graduate courses. It includes exercises that offer readers practical insights. It can be used equally well as a self-study book, a reference and a textbook