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Gordon kane is victor weisskopf distinguished university professor at the university of michigan, ann arbor. Gordon kane, modern elementary particle physics, addisonwesley publ. Note below references which will be useful for extra reading on the topics. The kleingordon type equation with nonzero mass is obtained for gauge. Modern elementary particle physics by gordon kane, 9781107165083, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Gordon leon kane born january 19, 1937 is victor weisskopf distinguished university professor at the university of michigan and director emeritus at the leinweber center for theoretical physics lctp, a leading center for the advancement of theoretical physics. Modern elementary particle physics gordon kane ebok. C34 modern elementary particle physics by kane 1987 qc793. An introductory course in modern particle physics d. Modern elementary particle physics gordon kane innbundet. Elementary particle physics summer 2001 proton antiproton hard scattering pthard outgoing parton outgoing parton underlying event underlying event initialstate radiation finalstate radiation books.
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