Elementary-Particle Physics
1986

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248 pages · 6 x 9 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-03576-7
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-53466-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/629

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National Research Council. 1986. Elementary-Particle Physics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Front Matter i-xvi
Executive Summary 1-10
1 Introduction 11-17
2 What is Elementary-Particle Physics? 18-47
3 What We Have Learned in the Past Two Decades 48-80
4 Elementary-Particle Physics: What We want to Know 81-97
5 Accelerators for Elementary-Particle Physics 98-131
6 Instruments and Detectors for Elementary-Particle Physics 132-156
7 Interactions with Other Areas of Physics and Technology 157-171
8 Education, Organization, and Decision Making Elementary-Particle Physics 172-193
9 Conclusions and Recommendations 194-200
Appendix A: The World's High-Energy Accelerators 201-206
Appendix B: Particle Colliders Under Construction 207-208
Appendix C: Statistical Information on Elementary-Particle Physics Research in the United States 209-212
Glossary 213-222
Index 223-232

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Elementary-Particle Physics (1986)

Chapter: 4 Elementary-Particle Physics: What We want to Know

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