From ultra rays to astroparticles a historical introduction to astroparticle physics / Brigitte Falkenburg, Wolfgang Rhode, editors.

Other author Falkenburg, Brigitte, 1953-
Other author Rhode, Wolfgang (Physicist)
Other author Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (1963- )
Format Electronic
Publication InfoDordrecht ; New York : Springer,
Descriptionx, 345 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Contents From the discovery of radioactivity to the first accelerator experiments / Michael Walter -- Development of cosmology : from a static universe to accelerated expansion / Matthias Bartelmann -- Evolution of astrophysics : stars, galaxies, dark matter, and particle acceleration / Peter L. Biermann -- Development of ultra high-energy cosmic ray research / Karl-Heinz Kampert and Alan A. Watson -- Very-high energy gamma-ray astronomy : a 23-year success story in astroparticle physics / Eckart Lorenz and Robert Wagner -- Search for the neutrino mass and low energy neutrino astronomy / Kai Zuber -- From particle physics to astroparticle physics : proton decay and the rise of non-accelerator physics / Hinrich Meyer -- Towards high-energy neutrino astronomy / Christian Spiering -- From waves to particle tracks and quantum probabilities / Brigitte Falkenburg.
General noteOutgrowth of a workshop on the history and philosophy of astroparticle physics held in Dortmund, Germany, in Oct. 2009, sponsored by the German Physical Society. Cf. pref.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012954697
ISBN9789400754218 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN9400754213 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN9789400754225 (e-ISBN)

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