Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: February 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9789812381491
Subjects: Particle & high-energy physics; Popular science; System Theory; Physics; Science; Science/Mathematics; History; Nuclear Physics; Particles (Nuclear physics)
First sentence: All matter is made up from molecules, and molecules are bound states of atoms.
Description: "This book provides a comprehensive overview of modern particle physics accessible to anyone with a true passion for wanting to know how the universe works. We are introduced to the known particles of the world we live in. An elegant explanation of quantum mechanics and relativity paves the way for an understanding of the laws that govern particle physics. These laws are put into action in the world of accelerators, colliders and detectros found at institutions such as CERN and Fermilab that are in the forefront of technical innovation. Real world and theory meet using Feynman diagrams to solve the problems of infinities and deduce the need for the Higgs boson."--Jacket.