Axions
Theory, Cosmology, and Experimental Searches
Editors: Kuster, Markus, Raffelt, Georg, Beltrán, Berta (Eds.)
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Axions are peculiar hypothetical particles that could both solve the CP problem of quantum chromodynamics and at the same time account for the dark matter of the universe. Based on a series of lectures by world experts in this field held at CERN (Geneva), this volume provides a pedagogical introduction to the theory, cosmology and astrophysics of these fascinating particles and gives an up-to-date account of the status and prospect of ongoing and planned experimental searches. Learners and practitioners of astroparticle physics will find in this book both a concise introduction and a current reference work to a showcase topic that connects the "inner space" of the elementary particle world with the "outer space" of the universe at large.
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"The motivation of this book was to provide a starting point for graduate students and senior researchers in the field of axions and axion-like particles. The book gives a broad overview on the theoretical reason of axions and axion-like particles, their implication for cosmology and astrophysics, their role as a well-known dark-matter candidate, and experimental axion searches." (Claudia-Veronika Meister, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1157, 2009)
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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The Strong CP Problem and Axions
Pages 3-17
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Axion Cosmology
Pages 19-50
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Astrophysical Axion Bounds
Pages 51-71
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Axions and Large Extra Dimensions
Pages 73-82
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Axions and Their Relatives
Pages 83-94
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Axions
- Book Subtitle
- Theory, Cosmology, and Experimental Searches
- Editors
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- Markus Kuster
- Georg Raffelt
- Berta Beltrán
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Physics
- Series Volume
- 741
- Copyright
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-540-73518-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-540-73518-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-540-73517-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-09263-3
- Series ISSN
- 0075-8450
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 245
- Topics
