Kane, Gordon. Modern Elementary Particle Physics (Sovremennaya fizika elementarnykh chastits), 1990. In Russian

Кейн Г. Современная физика элементарных частиц. / Пер. с англ.
Москва : Мир, 1990.
360 с. Твёрдый издательский переплёт, увеличенный формат.
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Kane, G. Modern Elementary Particle Physics (Sovremennaya fizika elementarnykh chastits). / Trans. from English.
Moscow : Mir, 1990.
360 pp. Hardcover, enlarged format.

This 1990 edition, published by "Mir," brought Gordon Kane’s innovative pedagogical approach to the Soviet scientific community at a time when the Standard Model was being solidified as the bedrock of modern physics. Gordon Kane, a distinguished professor at the University of Michigan, is widely recognized for his ability to translate complex theoretical constructs into intuitive physical concepts, making this work a favorite among students and researchers alike.
The book provides a cohesive and systematic introduction to the three fundamental forces of nature: strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions. Kane avoids unnecessary formalisms, focusing instead on the underlying logic of gauge theories, Higgs mechanisms, and the quark-lepton structure of matter. Published on the eve of major discoveries at accelerators like the Tevatron and LEP, the text is notably forward-looking, discussing the search for the top quark and the Higgs boson, as well as the possibilities of physics beyond the Standard Model, such as supersymmetry and grand unification.
The Russian translation is enhanced by its focus on experimental verification, bridging the gap between abstract quantum field theory and the tangible reality of detector data. With its set of challenging problems and curated reading lists, this volume served as a critical stepping stone for Soviet physicists entering the international research arena in the 1990s. It remains a lucid and historically significant overview of the particles and forces that define our universe.