Extra learning material for our Synchrotron Light book is freely available at
https://synchrotron-light.net
There's all the figures, links to most references, #python scripts and other bonus material.
OK, one of key features of our book on #Synchrotron Light is that it considers a broader context for synchrotron sources, by no means limited to particle accelerators.
In the book we discuss three generalisations:
1. Synchrotron radiation is not exclusive to accelerators. In fact, synchrotron emission "dominates much of high-energy #astrophysics" (quoting Longair's High Energy Astrophysics book)
2. The accelerating force must not be necessarily electromagnetic. For instance, an electron accelerated by the gravitational force of a black hole (by virtue of its mass) will produce synchrotron emission (by virtue of its electric charge)
3. The particle radiation mechanism must not be necessarily electromagnetic. Example: electron radiation of Z0 particles mediated by the weak interaction is equivalent to (conventional) synchrotron photon emission by electromagnetic interaction as in the figure. This is true since the unification of the electromagnetic and weak forces, any electromagnetic interaction involving a photon (a vertex in a Feynman diagram) can have that photon replaced by a Z 0 gauge boson
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Extra learning material for our Synchrotron Light book is freely available at
https://synchrotron-light.net
There's all the figures, links to most references, #python scripts and other bonus material.
Quanta to publish popular math and physics books by Terence Tao and David Tong
#HackerNews #Quanta #TerenceTao #DavidTong #MathBooks #PhysicsBooks #PopularScience
In a bit of shameless self-promotion, I'm proud to announce that I've a new book out!
"Synchrotron Light: a Physics Journey from Laboratory to Cosmos", was written together with my co-author Prof. David Paganin and published by Oxford University Press.
Target audiences include users of terrestrial synchrotrons, those studying astrophysical sources of synchrotron radiation, and high-energy physicists.
In the next few days/weeks, I'll introduce some of the topics and other tidbits in this thread.
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/synchrotron-light-9780192846280
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Synchrotron light is conventionally defined as the emission from accelerated ultra-relativistic electric charges.
Ultra-relativistic means that the speed of the charge is extremely close to the speed of light, v ≈ c.
The first part of the book deals with introductory concepts, starting from special relativity, and moving on emission from accelerated charges, then #synchrotron emission from charges in circular and undulating trajectories.
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