Weak Interactions in Atoms and Nuclei: The Standard Model and Beyond

Abstract

Studies in nuclear and atomic physics have played an important role in developing our understanding of the Standard Model of electroweak interactions. We review the basic ingredients of the Standard Model, and discuss some key nuclear and atomic physics experiments used in testing these ideas. We also summarize the conceptual issues of the Standard Model that motivate the search for new physics.

Comments: 51 pages, 25 figures