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.
| ISBN: | 9783642092633 |
| Publication date: | 18th November 2010 |
| Author: | Markus Kuster, Georg Raffelt, Berta Beltrán |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 245 pages |
| Series: | Lecture Notes in Physics |
| Genres: |
Astrophysics Particle and high-energy physics Astronomy, space and time |