Particle Explosion

Name: Particle Explosion
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ISBN: 9780198539995

ISBN-10: 0198539991

ISBN-13: 9780198539995

Edition: 1987 (Reprint)

Authors: Frank Close, Michael Marten, Christine Sutton

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The Particle Explosion is a spectacular illustrated tour of the subatomic world, the first book to describe to the general reader how the study of basic particles over the last hundred years has led us closer to an understanding of the origins of the Universe. This journey to the heart of matter opens with an introduction to the basic particles (a subatomic "zoo" that includes quarks, electrons, leptons, 'strange' particles and 'charmed' particles) and of the methods used to create and investigate them. The even-numbered chapters tell the story of their discovery, from the first experiments with X-rays and the elucidation of the nature of the atom, to the great machines that today smash…

Book details

List price: $22.50
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/17/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 8.63" wide x 10.81" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English