| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 567 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-533) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Early History; 2. The Path to Knowledge (History of Particle Physics); 3. Quarks and Leptons; 4. Forces: What Holds It All Together; 5. Hunting for the Higgs; 6. Accelerators and Detectors: Tools of the Trade; 7. Near Term Mysteries; 8. Exotic Physics (The Next Frontier); 9. Recreating the Universe 10,000,000 Times a Second; 10. Epilogue: Why Do We Do It?; Appendix A: Greek Symbols; Appendix B: Scientific Jargon; Appendix C: Particle-Naming Rules; Appendix D: Essential Relativity and Quantum Mechanics; Appendix E: Higgs Boson Production. |
| Summary |
The Big Bang, the birth of the universe, was a singular event. All ofthe matter of the universe was concentrated at a single point, withtemperatures so high that even the familiar protons and neutrons ofatoms did not yet exist, but rather were replaced by a swirlingmaelstrom of energy, matter and antimatter. Exotic quarks and leptonsflickered briefly into existence, before merging back into the energysea. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Particles (Nuclear physics) -- Popular works.
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Particles (Nuclear physics) |
| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lincoln, Don. Understanding the universe. New Jersey : World Scientific, ©2004 981238703X 9812387056 (DLC) 2004041411 (OCoLC)54205996 |
| ISBN |
9812565485 (electronic book) |
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9789812565488 (electronic book) |
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1281877034 |
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9781281877031 |
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