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In Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction , best-selling author Frank Close provides a compelling and lively introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. The book begins with a guide to what matter is made up of and how it evolved, and goes on to describe the fascinating and cutting-edge techniques used to study it. The author discusses particles such as quarks, electrons, and the neutrino, and exotic matter and antimatter. He also investigates the forces of nature, accelerators and detectors, and the intriguing future of particle physics. This book is essential reading for general readers interested in popular science, students of physics, and scientists at all levels. .

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In this compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe, Frank Close takes us on a journey into the atom to examine known particles such as quarks, electrons, and the ghostly neutrino. Along the way he provides fascinating insights into how discoveries in particle physics have actually been made, and discusses how our picture of the world has been radically revised in the light of these developments. He concludes by looking ahead to new ideas about the mystery of antimatter, the number of dimensions that there might be in the universe, and to what the next 50 years of research might reveal.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192804340
ISBN-13
9780192804341
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30212668

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Book Title
Particle Physics: a Very Short Introduction
Author
Frank Close
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Language
English
Topic
Physics / Nuclear, Physics / General
Publication Year
2004
Book Series
Very Short Introductions Ser.
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Number of Pages
160 Pages

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Item Length
6.9 in
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Width
4.4 in
Item Weight
5 oz

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Intended Audience
Trade
Series Volume Number
Vol. 109
Lc Classification Number
Qc778.C56 2004
Table of Content
1. Journey to the centre of the universe2. How big and small are big and small3. How we learn what things are made of and what we found4. The heart of the matter5. Accelerators: cosmic and man-made6. Detectors: cameras and time machines7. The forces of nature8. Exotic matter (and antimatter)9. Where has matter come from?10. Questions for the 21st Century
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2004-049295
Dewey Decimal
539.72
Dewey Edition
22

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by mugrosoJan 26, 2010
Particle Physics by Frank Close
Easy and fun to read. A good introduction to particles that give you a better understanding of the micro universe and back. I decided to buy this book after reading another book by frank Close [beware his book' subjects may be adictive] For a low price [including S&H] I had hours of fun.

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