Walet N. Nuclear and Particle Physics 2026

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Particle physics (also high energy physics) is the branch of physics that studies the nature of the particles that constitute matter and radiation. Although the word "particle" can refer to various types of very small objects (e.g. protons, gas particles, or even household dust), "particle physics" usually investigates the irreducibly smallest detectable particles and the fundamental interactions necessary to explain their behavior.
A History of Particle Physics
Experimental Tools
Nuclear Masses
Nuclear Models
Basic Concepts of Theoretical Particle Physics
The Four Fundamental Forces
Symmetries and Particle Physics
Symmetries of the theory of strong interactions
Relativistic Kinematics