Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Proton Radius Puzzle
Chapter 2. Proton Radius from the Muonic Hydrogen Spectroscopy
Chapter 3. Rare Processes beyond the Standard Model
Chapter 4. Anomalous Magnetic and Electric Dipole Muon Moments
Chapter 5. Experiments for Muon Catalyzed Fusion
Chapter 6. Precision Measurements of Muon Capture on 3He using Advantages of IC/TPC Technique
Chapter 7. Topical Problems of the Muonic Atom Physics
Chapter 8. Methods and Applications of mSR
Chapter 9. Future Muon Colliders, Higgs, and Neutrino Factories
Chapter 10. Muons in Particle Physics: Discoveries and Precision Measurements
About the Authors
Index
Reviews
“This book offers an interesting description of the basic principles of muon physics and muon phenomena. It gives physicists an insight into the latest trends in the study of muons themselves, e.g., muon in particle physics, anomalous magnetic and electric dipole moments of muons, as well as in the study of phenomena in which muons are used as a tool, e.g., the puzzle of proton radius and µSR. This book is primarily aimed at physicists, but it can be successfully used as an introduction to modern muon physics for PhD students. It can be considered as the latest continuation of the basic three-volume work “Muon Physics” edited by V. W. Hughes and C. S. Wu, which is a very valuable contribution to muon physics literature.” – Dr. Wilhelm Czaplinski, University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland
“The muon is a heavier brother of the electron. We are not sure why the nature needs such brothers but they turn out to be very useful for physicists. The fact that they can survive coming to us from cosmos proves the relativity theory. Producing them in our laboratories serves many purposes, from studying other elementary particles to the probes of magnetic fields in condensed matter to the attempts to realize thermonuclear fusion of nuclei. For the first time we have a book that discusses in detail the numerous applications of muons in various spheres of science and our current understanding of this rich physics.” – Professor Vladimir Zelevinsky, Michigan State University, USA
“Particle physicists are often asked what they study in their laboratories and what for. And it is not a simple job to explain why research in the field of elementary particles is so exciting and promising. Muons are a very good example of how fundamental science meets the needs of the everyday life and creates a bridge between basic rules of physics and their applications. The book provides a detailed description of various phenomena with muons and this is done clear enough, so that scholars with strongly different knowledge of physics will benefit from reading.” – Professor Simon Eidelman, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia
Audience
Professional particle and nuclear physicists. Researchers in Physics at various universities will certainly find it useful. The book can also be used as a teaching supplement by the instructors of advanced physics courses for students.
Keywords
Standard Model
Proton radius puzzle
Anomalous magnetic moment of muon
µSR
µCF
