The development of particle physics -- A short history of CERN -- The challenges of the LHC -- Particle detectors in the LHC -- QCD and standard model physics -- The discovery of the Higgs boson -- The human factor -- Technological spin-offs
Summary
"The book aims to explain the historical development of particle physics, with special emphasis on CERN and collider physics. It describes in detail the LHC accelerator and its detectors, describing the science involved as well as the sociology of big collaborations, culminating with the discovery of the Higgs boson. Readers are led step-by-step to understanding why we do particle physics, as well as the tools and problems involved in the field. It provides an insider's view on the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider."-- Provided by publisher
