Zusammenfassung

Neutrinos have a smaller mass than any other known particle and are the subject of intense recent studies, as well as this book. The author provides a coherent introduction to the necessary theoretical background and experimental methods used by modern neutrino physicists. It's designed as a one-stop reference addressing what is currently known about the neutrino hypothesis, discovery of the neutrino, theory of weak interactions, solar neutrino puzzle, and neutrino oscillation. It then gives a detailed account of practical approaches for study of precision oscillations, neutrino mass and other neutrino properties, sterile neutrinos, and neutrino messengers from space and Earth's interior.

Inhalt

The Neutrino Hypothesis. Discovery of Neutrinos. Neutrinos and the Weak Interaction. The Solar Neutrino Puzzle. Neutrino Oscillations. Neutrino Sources. Neutrino Interactions with Matter. Detecting Neutrinos. Precision Neutrino Oscillation Physics. The Neutrino Mass. Are Neutrinos their Own Antiparticle? Neutrino Magnetic Moment and Other Novel Properties. Light Sterile Neutrinos. Neutrinos from Beyond