Table of Contents

HISTORY OF THE NEUTRINO.
Discovery of the neutrino.
Important experiments with respect to neutrino properties and the general structure of weak interactions.

FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF NEUTRINOS.
General theoretical description of neutrinos.
''Character'' of the neutrinos (Dirac Majorana particle?).
Electromagnetic properties of neutrinos.
Magnetic moments.

THE STANDARD MODEL OF PARTICLE PHYSICS AND BEYOND
Foundations of the standard model of particle physics.
Experimental tests and open questions of the standard model.

NEUTRINOS AS A PROBE OF NUCLEAR STRUCTURE.
Artificial neutrino beams.
Neutrino Detectors.
Neutrino-Nucleon cross sections.
Quasielastic scattering.
Deep inelastic scattering.
Structure functions.
Charm physics.
Neutrino-Nucleus scattering.

PHYSICS BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL AND NEUTRINO MASSES.
Basics of Grand Unified Theories (GUT).
Experimental tests of GUT.
Supersymmetry and experimental searches.
Models of neutrino masses in different theories.

KINEMATICAL TESTS OF NEUTRINO MASSES.
Measurement of electron-neutrino mass (beta decay).
Measurement of muon-neutrino mass (pion decay).
Measurement of muon-neutrino mass (tau-decay).
Search for additional neutrinos.
Magnetic moment searches.

DOUBLE BETA DECAY.
General description.
Experimental considerations.
Experimental results.
Future.

NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS.
General formalism.
Searches at reactors.
Searches at accelerators.
Neutrino decay.

ATMOSPHERIC NEUTRINOS.
Basics of cosmic rays.
Atmospheric interactions.
Neutrino detection.
Results and implication.

SOLAR NEUTRINOS.
Foundations of stellar structure.
Solar models and neutrino flux predictions.
Experiments.
Results and Implications.

SUPERNOVA NEUTRINOS.
Basic description of supernovae.
General prediction of neutrino emission.
SN 1987A and its implication.
Future experiments.
Additional aspects on neutrinos from supernovae.

HIGH ENERGY NEUTRINOS IN ASTROPHYSICS.
Astrophysical sources for high energy neutrinos.
Predictions.
Experiments.

NEUTRINOS AND COSMOLOGY.
Foundations of big bang cosmology.
Primordial nucleosynthesis and number of neutrinos.
Astrophysical observations and constraints on neutrino masses.
Relic neutrinos.
Neutrinos and dark matter.

SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK.
Short summary of current status in neutrino physics.
Implications of recent results.
Future goals and plans.

Index.

Reviews

"This is an extremely comprehensive and up-to-date account of neutrino physics. It will serve as an excellent introduction to this exciting field, as well as providing a handy reference source for the experts. The translation is generally smooth and the diagrams are clear with informative captions." -- Alan Watson, University of Leeds "This excellent introduction to neutrino physics describes, in 14 chapters and more than 400 pages, the past, present and future experiments and essential developments in one of the most exciting fields of fundamental physics today. ...".It is remarkable that that Zuber describes, over many chapters, not only neutrino experiments, detectors and spectrometers in operation, but also those that are at present under construction or planned, such as the KATRIN experiment and the neutrino factory. "Neutrino Physics is a textbook at a level that is suitable for graduate students in physics and astrophysics. It can be highly recommended to anyone interested in this field, and to any advanced student who wants to learn more about this research topic and who needs to understand neutrino physics." --Klaus Blaum, CERN Courier "This is a useful and broad textbook, covering all of the essential material needed to understand the current status of neutrino physics. It would serve as an excellent, up-to-date, and thorough introduction to the subject for new researchers in the field, or as a valuable and handy reference for the more experienced scientist." -- Dan Hooper, E-streams