Introduction to statistical physics outside physics

Introduction to Statistical Physics outside Physics

We review the possibilities and difficulties for statistical physicists if they apply their methods to biology, economics, or sociology. WARNING: I report opinions, not simulations.

Introduction to Statistical Issues in Particle Physics

Particle Physics emerged as a discipline in its own right half a century ago. It pioneered ‘big science’; experiments are performed at accelerators of increasing energy and complexity by collaborations of many physicists from many institutes. It has evolved a research methodology within which statistics is of great importance, although it has done so without strong links to the statistics commu...

Introduction to Plasma Physics

These notes are intended to provide a brief primer in plasma physics, introducing common definitions, basic properties, and typical processes found in plasmas. These concepts are inherent in contemporary plasma-based accelerator schemes, and thus provide a foundation for the more advanced expositions that follow in this volume. No prior knowledge of plasma physics is required, but the reader is...

Introduction to B Physics

These lectures provide an introduction to various topics in heavyflavor physics. We review the theory and phenomenology of heavyquark symmetry, exclusive weak decays of B mesons, inclusive decay rates, and some rare B decays. Lectures presented at the Trieste Summer School in Particle Physics (Part II) Trieste, Italy, 21 June – 9 July, 1999 INTRODUCTION TO B PHYSICS

Introduction to Particle Physics