
Newest 'particle-physics' Questions - Physics Stack Exchange
Particle physics is the study of the fundamental forces of nature as they are embodied in the interactions of elementary and composite particles at high energies and short time and distance scales. DO NOT …
What is "mass" in particle physics? - Physics Stack Exchange
8 Particle physics has a set of elementary particles , some of which have zero mass. In this table the general public has heard of the electron and maybe the photon. The mass of the electron has been …
particle physics - What is $p_T$? (transverse momentum?) - Physics ...
Jan 11, 2012 · What exactly is $p_T$? Is it simply momentum, but with the component parallel to the main beam projected off? Also, why is $p_T$, as opposed to $p$, an important characteristic of a …
particle physics - What is chirality? - Physics Stack Exchange
Chirality is a fundamental property of a particle; particles which differ in terms of chirality can be viewed as an entirely different type of particle. It refers to how a particle's quantum mechanical wave function …
What does the notation $^1 S_0$ represent in particle physics?
Mar 26, 2021 · For single-particle quantities the usual convention is to use lower-case letters and symbols. It's probably fair to say that term symbols are most commonly used in atomic physics, and …
particle physics - What exactly is a photon? - Physics Stack Exchange
Aug 7, 2016 · According to quantum electrodynamics, the most accurately verified theory in physics, a photon is a single-particle excitation of the free quantum electromagnetic field.
particle physics - What is photon spin and polarization? - Physics ...
Sep 16, 2022 · See this answer which is somewhat technical (undergraduate-physics-major level). When you add quantum mechanics, you get particle-like behavior of the field, and each particle …
particle physics - Top, bottom, charm, and strange? - Physics Stack ...
Jul 27, 2017 · Of course I know about up and down quarks, but I cannot seem to find that much about the other four (of course being eight if we're including antiquarks). Is mass the only difference …
Books for particle physics and the Standard Model
I know classical physics, quantum mechanics, special relativity, and basic nuclear physics. I would like to get into some particle physics. Where can I find a good introduction? It might be usefu...
PDF lecture notes of various courses by Leonard Susskind
May 9, 2020 · Leonard Susskind had recorded many video lectures across many branches of physics and all of can be found on this official website. Pdf versions of three of the video courses (taken and …