Read article 'The scent of discovery: a visit to CERN in late 1982'
Lalit Sehgal experienced an increased curiosity in electroweak physics at CERN in the weeks leading up to the discovery of the W and Z bosons.
Read article 'Finding the W and Z'
Thirty years ago, CERN made scientific history with the discoveries of the W and Z bosons. Here, we reprint an extract from the special issue of CERN Courier that commemorated this breakthrough.
Read article 'Group Theory for High-Energy Physicists'
Although group theory has played a significant role in the development of various disciplines of physics, there are few recent books that start from the beginning and then go on to consider applicatio...
Read article 'Introduction to Mathematical Physics: Methods and Concepts, Second Edition'
Introduction to Mathematical Physics explains how and why mathematics is needed in the description of physical events in space.
Read article 'Gauge Theories of Gravitation: A Reader with Commentaries'
With a foreword by Tom Kibble and commentaries by Milutin Blagojević and Friedrich W Hehl, the aim of this volume is to introduce graduate and advanced undergraduate students of theoretical or mathem...
Read article 'A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics, Third Edition'
A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics invites readers on a guided exploration of the theoretical ideas that shape contemporary understanding of the physical world at the fundamental level.
Read article 'Strings, Gauge Fields, and the Geometry Behind the Legacy of Maximilian Kreuzer'
This book contains invited contributions from collaborators of Maximilian Kreuzer, a well known string theorist who built a sizeable group at Vienna University of Technology but sadly died in November...
Read article 'Reviews of Accelerator Science and Technology: Volume 4 – Accelerator Applications in Industry and the Environment'
This volume of Reviews of Accelerator Science and Technology contains 14 articles on applications of accelerators in industry, all by experts in their respective fields.
Read article 'Michel Borghini and the rise of polarized targets'
Colleagues and friends recall the work of a pioneer of a key technique in high-energy particle physics.
Read article 'El ecologista nuclear'
Antonella Del Rosso reviews in 2013 El ecologista nuclear.
