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As the title suggests, this chapter introduces the neutrino physics, as part of the Standard Model of Elementary Particle Physics. A short history of the neutrino proposal, its first experimental measurement and following discoveries are presented here. In addition, the current neutrino fields of study are cited and this book structure is described.
I have done something very bad today by proposing a particle that cannot be detected; it is something no theorist should ever do.
Wolgang Pauli
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“Dear radioactive ladies and gentlemen, \(\ldots \)” addressed to the Physical Institute of the Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich.
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Junqueira de Castro Bezerra, T. (2015). Introduction. In: Double Chooz and Reactor Neutrino Oscillation. Springer Theses. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55375-5_1
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