The particle odyssey : a journey to the heart of the matter

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The particle odyssey : a journey to the heart of the matter

Frank Close, Michael Marten, Christine Sutton

Oxford University Press, 2004, c2002

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"First edition published under the title The particle explosion 1987"--T.p. verso

"This new edition first published 2002 in hardback"--T.p.verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

During the 20th century, scientists discovered what the Universe is made of; as the 21st century begins, they are preparing experiments to find out how it came to be like this. This great adventure, which will involve a metaphorical journey back in time to within a billionth of a second of the Big Bang, is the latest stage in the quest to understand the nature of the matter that makes our Universe and the forces that govern it. "The Particle Odyssey" takes the reader on a spectacularly illustrated journey to the heart of matter. In clear, non-technical language the authors describe the key experiments and fundamental discoveries which have led to our current understanding of the origins and nature of the material universe. In this fascinating book, you will find individual 'portraits' of all the major subatomic particles, from the electron to the top quark. The authors describe the history of experimental particle physics: its origins in the discovery of X-rays in 1895; the dissection of the atom by Rutherford and others; the unexpected revelations of the cosmic rays; the explosion of new particles in the 1950s and 60s; the discovery of quarks and the rise of the 'standard model' in the last part of the 20th century. And they also look at the great challenges that face physicists today-where did antimatter go? what is dark matter? can there be a theory of everything? and the experiments they are devising to explore them. "The Particle Odyssey" brings together and presents with style over 100 of the best images of particle 'events': mysterious, abstract, beautiful pictures of the tracks of subatomic particles as they speed, curve, dance, or explode through cloud and bubble chambers, stacks of photographic emulsion, and the giant multi-element detectors of modern experiments. Here are spiralling electrons, the tell-tale 'vees' of strange particles, matter and antimatter born from raw energy, energetic jets of particles spraying out from the decay points of quarks and gluons. A further 250 pictures, many taken specially for this book, illustrate the laboratories, experiments, and personalities of over a century of particle physics. This superb book is a testament to the work of 'big' science and one of the great detective stories of our age.

目次

  • 1. The world of particle physics
  • 2. Voyage into the atom
  • 3. The structure of the atom
  • 4. The extraterrestrials
  • 5. The cosmic rain
  • 6. The challenge of the big machines
  • 7. The particle explosion
  • 8. Colliders and image chambers
  • 9. From charm to top
  • 10. The 'whys' of particle physics
  • 11. Futureclash
  • 12. Particles at work
  • Table of particles
  • Further reading/acknowledgements
  • Picture credits
  • Index

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA70460712
  • ISBN
    • 0198609434
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Oxford
  • ページ数/冊数
    vii, 240 p.
  • 大きさ
    30 cm
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