Neutrino - Couverture rigide

Close, Frank

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0199574596 ISBN 13 : 9780199574599

Editeur : OUP Oxford, 2010

Synopsis

Book by Close Frank

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they? Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they pass through most matter with ease. These tiny, ghostly particles are formed in millions in the Sun and pass through us constantly. For a long time they were thought to be massless, and passing as they do like ghosts they were not regarded as significant. Now we know they have a very small mass, and there are strong indications that they are very important indeed. It is speculated that a heavy form of neutrino, that is both matter and antimatter, may have shaped the balance of matter and antimatter in the early universe. Here, Frank Close gives an account of the discovery of neutrinos and our growing understanding of their significance, also touching on some speculative ideas concerning the possible uses of neutrinos and their role in the early universe.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Frank Close, OBE, is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College. He was formerly vice president of the British Association for Advancement of Science, Head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and Head of Communications and Public Education at CERN. He is the author of several books, including Antimatter (OUP, 2009) and the best-selling Lucifer's Legacy (OUP, 2000). He was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics for his 'outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics'. His other books include Nothing: A Very Short Introduction (2009),and The Cosmic Onion (2006),

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: OUP Oxford
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0199574596
• ISBN 13: 9780199574599
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192