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Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model

Providing a comprehensive and modern introduction to quantum field theory, this textbook covers the development of particle physics from its foundations to the recent discovery of the Brout–Englert�...

Gaseous Radiation Detectors: Fundamentals and Applications (Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology)

Vladimir Peskov reviews in 2015 Gaseous Radiation Detectors: Fundamentals and Applications (Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology).

Our Courier

By Antonella Del Rosso. With a degree in physics and more than 15 years experience in science communication, Antonella Del Rosso became editor of the CERN Courier in September 2015. At CERN, she is a...

Qu’est-ce que le boson de Higgs mange en hiver et autres détails essentiels

Philippe Bloch reviews in 2015 (in French) Qu’est-ce que le boson de Higgs mange en hiver et autres détails essentiels.

The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time: A Proposal in Natural Philosophy

John Swain reviews in 2015 The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time: A Proposal in Natural Philosophy.

Maintaining an ideal

August 1959 saw the first issue of CERN Courier – “the long-expected internal bulletin” and idea of Cornelis Bakker, who was then CERN’s Director-General. The goals stated on the first...

Beyond the Standard Model of Elementary Particle Physics

The book can be used to provide a quick look at specialized topics, both to high-energy and theoretical physicists and to astronomers and graduate students.

Lie Groups and Lie Algebras for Physicists

ThIS book is intended for graduate students of theoretical physics (with a background in quantum mechanics) as well as researchers interested in applications of Lie group theory and Lie algebras in ph...