At the Root of Things: The Subatomic World - Softcover

Pal, Palash B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1466591293 ISBN 13: 9781466591295

Verlag: CRC Press, 2014

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At the Root of Things: The Subatomic World is a journey into the world of elementary particles—the basic constituents of all matter in the universe—and the nature of the interactions among them.

The book begins with a summary of pre-quantum physics and later tackles quantum physics, which is essential for the study of elementary particles. The book discusses the emergence of quantum theory from studies in heat radiation and the photoelectric effect as well as developments that led to the concept of duality between particles and waves. Also discussed is how quantum theory helped to better understand the structure of atoms and the discovery of particles that were not constituents of atoms, such as the positron and the muon.

Dozens of particles that were discovered experimentally in the 1950s and the 1960s are described along with fundamental particles—quarks and leptons. The book concludes with a discussion on fundamental interactions, the basic nature of quantum theories surrounding these interactions, and a discussion of how these interactions might be unified.

At the Root of Things: The Subatomic World

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written in non-technical language making it accessible to a broad audience. It helps outsiders understand the subject in a non-mathematical manner and inspires them to learn more about this interesting field.

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Palash B Pal is a senior professor at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kolkata. He was awarded a PhD from the Carnegie-Mellon University. Dr. Pal's research interests are in the area of particle physics. He has written various academic books, as well as popular-level books, and received the Rabindra Smriti Puroskar (Rabindranath Tagore memorial prize) from the Government of West Bengal. He has authored nearly 100 academic papers.

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The book is a journey into the world of elementary particles which are the basic constituents of all matter in the universe, as well as the nature of the interactions between them. It is written in a non-technical way so that anyone interested about these issues will be able to read it. All and all, this is a book that not only helps outsiders understand the subject in a non-mathematical manner; it also inspires them to join the exciting endeavor. It contains many line diagrams to illustrate the ideas and a few mathematical equations like E = mc2.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1466591293
• ISBN 13: 9781466591295
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 193
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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