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Elementary particles : building blocks of matter / Harald Fritzsch ; translated by Karin Heusch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fritzsch, Harald, 1943-2022.
- Standardized Title:
- Elementarteilchen. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Particles (Nuclear physics)--Popular works.
- Particles (Nuclear physics).
- Quantum chromodynamics--Popular works.
- Quantum chromodynamics.
- Quantum electrodynamics--Popular works.
- Quantum electrodynamics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (118 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This highly readable book uncovers the mysteries of the physics ofelementary particles for a broad audience. From the familiar notionsof atoms and molecules to the complex ideas of the grand unificationof all the basic forces, this book allows the interested lay public toappreciate the fascinating building blocks of matter that make up ouruniverse.
- Contents:
- Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Electrons and Atomic Nuclei; 3. Quantum Properties of Atoms and Particles; 4. The Knives of Democritus; 5. Quarks Inside Atomic Nuclei; 6. Quantum Electrodynamics; 7. Quantum Chromodynamics; 8. Mesons, Baryons and Quarks; 9. Electroweak Interactions; 10. Grand Unification; 11. Conclusion; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611881030
- 9781281881038
- 1281881031
- 9789812569363
- 9812569367
- OCLC:
- 475976134
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