ABSTRACT

The search for the elementary constituents of the physical universe and the interactions between them has transformed over time and continues to evolve today, as we seek answers to questions about the existence of stars, galaxies, and humankind. Integrating both theoretical and experimental work, Exploring Fundamental Particles traces the developme

part |2 pages

PART A:Genesis of the Standard Model

chapter 1|8 pages

The Foundation of Modern Physics

chapter 3|8 pages

Particles That Spin

chapter 4|10 pages

Understanding Quantum Electrodynamics

chapter 5|10 pages

The Birth of Particle Physics

chapter 6|14 pages

Learning to Live with Gell-Mann’s Quarks

chapter 7|18 pages

Beautiful Symmetries Found and Lost

chapter 8|20 pages

Emergence of the Standard Model

part |2 pages

PART B: CP Violation: The Asymmetrybetween Matter and Antimatter

chapter 11|6 pages

CP Violation in Kaon Decays

chapter 12|6 pages

The Cabibbo–Kobayashi–Maskawa Matrix

chapter 13|10 pages

CP Violation with B Mesons

chapter 14|6 pages

Checking the Standard Model

chapter 15|8 pages

CP Violation

part |2 pages

PART C: The Amazing Story of the Neutrino

chapter 16|6 pages

The Mystery of the Missing Neutrinos

chapter 17|10 pages

Neutrinos from the Sun

chapter 18|14 pages

Neutrino Astronomy

chapter 20|6 pages

CP Violation in Neutrino Mixing?

part |2 pages

PART D: The Hunt for the Mysterious Higgs

chapter 21|4 pages

Why We Believe in the Higgs

chapter 22|10 pages

What We Know from Experiment So Far

chapter 23|6 pages

What We Hope to Learn from the LHC

chapter 24|10 pages

Possibilities for the Future