Валантэн Л. Субатомная физика: Ядра и частицы : В 2 т. / Пер. с фр.
Москва : Мир, 1986.
Т. 1: Элементарный подход. — 272 с. : ил. Т. 2: Дальнейшее развитие. — 336 с. : ил. Твёрдый издательский переплёт, немного увеличенный формат. Тираж 10 000 экз. Полный комплект.
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Valentin, L. Subatomic Physics: Nuclei and Particles (Subatomnaya fizika: Yadra i chastitsy) : In 2 vols. / Translated from French.
Moscow : Mir, 1986.
Vol. 1: An Elementary Approach. — 272 pp. : ill. Vol. 2: Further Developments. — 336 pp. : ill. Hardcover, slightly enlarged format. Print run: 10,000 copies. Complete set.
This 1986 two-volume set, published by the prestigious "Mir" house, is a classic example of the French pedagogical school in high-energy physics. The author, Professor Lucien Valentin (1922–2014), a brilliant nuclear physicist from the National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (IN2P3), succeeded in creating a textbook that served for decades as a benchmark for clarity and consistency in presenting the complex aspects of the structure of matter.
The first volume, titled "An Elementary Approach," lays the foundation of knowledge. In it, Valentin masterfully describes the phenomenology of the atomic nucleus, the mechanisms of radioactivity, and various types of nuclear reactions. A distinctive feature of his approach is the focus on the physical essence of phenomena and experimental facts rather than overwhelming the reader with formalism, making the book accessible to undergraduate students.
The second volume, "Further Developments," moves to the cutting edge of the science of that era. It provides a detailed examination of hadron structure, the quark model, the concept of color, and the basics of quantum chromodynamics. Valentin pays significant attention to the theory of electroweak interaction and the contemporary experimental methods that allowed scientists to "look inside" nucleons. The text is accompanied by numerous visual diagrams, graphs, and archival photographs from bubble chambers.
The edition is distinguished by the high quality of translation and scientific editing characteristic of the Soviet "Mir" series. With a relatively small print run of 10,000 copies, this complete set is of significant interest to collectors of scientific literature, physics educators, and those who appreciate the fundamental nature and aesthetics of 1980s academic publishing.