Particle Physics: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Particle Physics: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192804341

ISBN-10: 0192804340

ISBN-13: 9780192804341

Edition: 2004

Authors: Frank Close

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In this compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe, Frank Close takes us on a journey into the atom to examine known particles such as quarks, electrons, and the ghostly neutrino. Along the way he provides fascinating insights into how discoveries in particle physics have actually been made, and discusses how our picture of the world has been radically revised in the light of these developments. He concludes by looking ahead to new ideas about the mystery of antimatter, the number of dimensions that there might be in the universe, and to what the next 50 years of research might reveal.

Book details

List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/29/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.18" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



Foreword


List of illustrations and tables



Journey to the centre of the universe



How big and small are big and small?



How we learn what things are made of, and what we found



The heart of the matter



Accelerators : cosmic and manmade



Detectors : cameras and time machines



The forces of nature



Exotic matter (and antimatter)



Where has matter come from?



Questions for the 21st century


Further reading


Glossary


Index