Download or read book Advanced Summer School in Physics 2005 written by Oscar Rosas-Ortiz and published by American Institute of Physics. This book was released on 2006-01-13 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings include lecture notes from eleven courses in modern physics, including astrophysics and mathematical, statistical, medical, and solid state physics. The coherent states of Glauber, for instance, are shown to have a clear physical meaning by themselves. Lectures on astroparticle physics include descriptions of the construction and implementation of instruments designed to help explain the origin of the Universe. Cosmic rays and neutrinos are also discussed as a motivation for searching for dark matter.