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610 Index<br />

˘Cerenkov counters, 68–69<br />

Charge conjugation, 108, 252–256, 263, 265,<br />

270<br />

Charge current density, 291<br />

Charge distribution, 135<br />

in spherical nuclei, 143–147<br />

Charge independence, 224, 434<br />

Charge independence, see Isospin<br />

Charge parity, 254<br />

Charm, 215, 217<br />

at SPEAR, 312<br />

Charmonium, 491–493<br />

Chew–Frautschi plot, 489<br />

Chew-Low model, 431<br />

Chiral perturbation theory, 456–458<br />

Chiral symmetry, 453<br />

Chirality, 353–354<br />

CKM matrix, 356<br />

Closed shells, 524–529<br />

CNO cycle, 587<br />

Cold dark matter, 584<br />

Collective model, 543–567<br />

Colliding beams, 18, 31, 306, 311–312<br />

Color, 115, 316, 451–456<br />

Complex energy, 120<br />

Compressibility, see Incompressibility<br />

Compton effect, 45, 55<br />

Compton scattering, 303<br />

Compton wavelength, 14, 105, 298, 318<br />

Confinement, 422, 452, 455, 493, 496<br />

evidence for, 474–475<br />

Conservation<br />

laws, 195<br />

additive, 197–219<br />

multiplicative, 239, 242<br />

of electric charge, 195, 203–206<br />

of flavor, 210<br />

of lepton number, 339<br />

of parity, see Symmetry<br />

Conserved current<br />

electromagnetic, 292<br />

Conserved vector current, 337–342, 348–353,<br />

360, 380<br />

Constituent quark, see Quark<br />

Continuity equation, see Conserved current<br />

Continuous transformations, 200<br />

Continuum, 119<br />

Cooper pair, 523<br />

Core polarization<br />

and rotations, 546<br />

Coriolis force, 552, 566<br />

Cosmic rays, 596–601<br />

spectrum, 599<br />

Cosmic-ray shower, 598<br />

Cosmology, 579–586, 601–603<br />

Coulomb<br />

barrier, 506, 509, 510, 515, 518, 586<br />

energy, 291, 503, 506<br />

excitation, 509<br />

force, 334, 509<br />

potential, 137<br />

Counters, see Detectors<br />

Coupling constant, 279, 299<br />

Fermi, 340<br />

strong, 421–424, 431, 432, 453, 463<br />

weak, 337–342, 346, 354–356, 360, 368,<br />

458, 466<br />

Coupling schemes, 533<br />

Covariant derivatives, 384<br />

CP symmetry, 263<br />

CPT theorem, 269<br />

Critical energy<br />

electrons in matter, 46<br />

Cross section, 16–18<br />

differential, 16<br />

geometric, 423–425, 448<br />

inclusive, 164<br />

total, 17, 165<br />

Current–current interaction, 292<br />

Current-current interaction, 337–342, 346<br />

CVC, see Conserved vector current<br />

D + , D 0 , D − mesons, 102<br />

Dark matter, 584<br />

cold, 584<br />

hot, 584<br />

Decays of particles, 98–102<br />

Decimet, 479<br />

Deconfinement, see Confinement, 511<br />

Deep inelastic scattering, 164–166<br />

neutrino, 344, 373<br />

quark-parton model, 166–172<br />

Deformation<br />

cigar-shaped nuclei, 545<br />

nuclear, 544–547<br />

permanent, 544, 559<br />

prolate nuclei, 545<br />

quadrupole, 560<br />

spinless nuclei, 550<br />

Degeneracy<br />

in h.o., 565<br />

in rotations, 556<br />

Degenerate gas of electrons, 593<br />

Delta resonance, 428, 442, 462<br />

Density<br />

of nuclear matter, 144<br />

of nucleons, 144<br />

Density of states, see Phase space<br />

Destruction<br />

of particles, 4<br />

Detailed balance, 258<br />

Detectors, 11, 53–76<br />

bubble chambers, 62–64<br />

calorimeters, 69–70<br />

˘Cerenkov, 68–69

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