Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics - Couverture rigide

Veltman, Martinus J. G.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9813237058 ISBN 13 : 9789813237056

Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive overview of modern particle physics accessible to anyone with a true passion for wanting to know how the universe works. We are introduced to the known particles of the world we live in. An elegant explanation of quantum mechanics and relativity paves the way for an understanding of the laws that govern particle physics. These laws are put into action in the world of accelerators, colliders and detectors found at institutions such as CERN and Fermilab that are in the forefront of technical innovation. Real world and theory meet using Feynman diagrams to solve the problems of infinities and deduce the need for the Higgs boson.

Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics offers an incredible insight from an eyewitness and participant in some of the greatest discoveries in 20th century science. From Einstein's theory of relativity to the spectacular discovery of the Higgs particle, this book will fascinate and educate anyone interested in the world of quarks, leptons and gauge theories.

This book also contains many thumbnail sketches of particle physics personalities, including contemporaries as seen through the eyes of the author. Illustrated with pictures, these candid sketches present rare, perceptive views of the characters that populate the field.

The Chapter on Particle Theory, in a pre-publication, was termed ""superbly lucid"" by David Miller in Nature (Vol. 396, 17 Dec. 1998, p. 642).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9813237058
• ISBN 13: 9789813237056
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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