Literature in Focus: "Axions: Theory, Cosmology, and Experimental Searches"
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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, 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.
The book will be presented by Markus Kuster.
"Axions: Theory, Cosmology, and Experimental Searches",
edited by M. Kuster (Technische Universität Darmstadt), G. Raffelt (Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich) and B. Beltrán (Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton), Springer, 2008
8 April 2009, 4 p.m. in the Library, Building 52-1-052
Tea and coffee will be served.