Anomaly! Collider Physics And The Quest For New Phenomena At Fermilab

Dorigo, Tommaso

ISBN 10: 1786341115 / ISBN 13: 9781786341112

Edité par Wspc (Europe), 2016

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• Titre: Anomaly! Collider Physics And The Quest For New Phenomena At Fermilab
• Éditeur: Wspc (Europe)
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1786341115
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781786341112
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: Fine
• Poids: 431 grammes

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'Dorigo provides an engaging and insightful perspective on the pursuit of physics discoveries at CDF ... Dorigoâ (TM)s book is thus almost certainly going to be an important source for anyone interested in the history of CDF ... It is a personal yet highly informative story of discovery and almost-discovery from the perspective of someone who saw the events firsthand.'Physics TodayFrom the mid-1980s, an international collaboration of 600 physicists embarked on the investigation of subnuclear physics at the high-energy frontier. As well as discovering the top quark, the heaviest elementary particle ever observed, the physicists analyzed their data to seek signals of new physics which could revolutionize our understanding of nature.Anomaly! tells the story of that quest, and focuses specifically on the finding of several unexplained effects which were unearthed in the process. These anomalies proved highly controversial within the large team: to some collaborators they called for immediate publication, while to others their divulgation threatened to jeopardize the reputation of the experiment.Written in a confidential, narrative style, this book looks at the sociology of a large scientific collaboration, providing insight in the relationships between top physicists at the turn of the millennium. The stories offer an insider's view of the life cycle of the 'failed' discoveries that unavoidably accompany even the greatest endeavors in modern particle physics.

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'Anomaly!' provides a very honest description of how large HEP collaborations work, what makes experimental physicists excited, and of the occasional interference between scientific goals and human factors such as personal ambitions, career issues, personality clashes, the fear of being scooped. The author proves to be a highly skilled communicator of science to the general public, as already known to the readers of his blog 'Quantum Diaries Survivor'. &hyphen Il Nuovo Saggiatore

In spirit and form, Anomaly! reminds me of Gary Taubes celebrated Nobel Dreams, but with more humour and explicit subjectivity. Anomaly! may also appeal to readers interested in the sociology of science or in the epistemological problem of how a scientific community finally settles on a single consensus... ‐ CERN

From the mid-1980s, an international collaboration of 600 physicists embarked on the investigation of subnuclear physics at the high-energy frontier. As well as discovering the top quark, the heaviest elementary particle ever observed, the physicists analyzed their data to seek signals of new physics which could revolutionize our understanding of nature.

Anomaly! tells the story of that quest, and focuses specifically on the finding of several unexplained effects which were unearthed in the process. These anomalies proved highly controversial within the large team: to some collaborators they called for immediate publication, while to others their divulgation threatened to jeopardize the reputation of the experiment.

Written in a confidential, narrative style, this book looks at the sociology of a large scientific collaboration, providing insight in the relationships between top physicists at the turn of the millennium. The stories offer an insider's view of the life cycle of the "failed" discoveries that unavoidably accompany even the greatest endeavors in modern particle physics.