Most wanted particle : the inside story of the hunt for the Higgs, the heart of the future of physics /
Butterworth, Jon,author.
Randall, Lisa,writer of foreword.
Writing with clarity and humor, Butterworth revels as much in the hard science--which he carefully reconstructs for readers of all levels--as in the messiness, uncertainty, and humanness of science--from the media scrutiny and late-night pub debates, to the false starts and intense pressure to generate results. He captures a moment when an entire field hinged on the proof or disproof of a 50-year-old theory--and even science's top minds didn't know what to expect. Finally, he explains why physics will never be the same after our first glimpse of the elusive Higgs--and where it will go from here." --Publisher's description.
"First published in the UK as Smashing physics by Headline Publishing Group in 2014"--Title-page verso.
Includes index.
Before the data -- Restart -- High energy -- Standard Model -- Rumours and limits -- First Higgs hints and some crazy neutrinos -- Closing in -- Discovery -- What next?
Writing with clarity and humor, Butterworth revels as much in the hard science--which he carefully reconstructs for readers of all levels--as in the messiness, uncertainty, and humanness of science--from the media scrutiny and late-night pub debates, to the false starts and intense pressure to generate results. He captures a moment when an entire field hinged on the proof or disproof of a 50-year-old theory--and even science's top minds didn't know what to expect. Finally, he explains why physics will never be the same after our first glimpse of the elusive Higgs--and where it will go from here." --Publisher's description.
Butterworth, Jon
Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland)
Higgs bosons.
Higgs bosons.
Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland)