A Tour of the Subatomic Zoo: A Guide to Particle Physics - Softcover

Schwarz, Cindy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563966174 ISBN 13: 9781563966170

Verlag: American Institute of Physics, 1996

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This popular book introduces the ideas, terminology, and techniques of high-energy physics. Views of matter from the atom down to the quark are discussed historically, in language that is accessible to readers who have no physics background.

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Cindy Schwarz is Associate Professor of Physics at Vassar College.

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If Your Understanding of the fundamental particles of matter is confined to the electron, proton, and neutron, take heart. Here is a book that takes you on a tour through the world of the "subatomic zoo", populated by some of the most dramatic discoveries of modern science - notably, quarks, leptons, and the basic forces that govern their interactions. You'll also encounter the accelerators and detectors that are used to find these exotic particles. Most important, your tour is conducted in terms that are easily understood - even if you have no prior physics background. Each chapter begins with an overview of concepts and terms, and ends with a summary section and self-tests to help you gauge just how much you have learned. This second edition has been revised to reflect recent developments in high-energy physics, including new particle accelerators, advances in detector technology, and the discovery of the top quark. The author has also added a list of World Wide Web sites where the reader can find more information on particle physics. Even if you've never been exposed to high-energy physics, have forgotten what you once knew, or have simply not kept current, A Tour of the Subatomic Zoo will bring you right up to date on developments that are continually refining our picture of matter and science.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: American Institute of Physics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1563966174
• ISBN 13: 9781563966170
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 140
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar