Understanding the universe : from quarks to the cosmos / Don Lincoln.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lincoln, Don.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Particles (Nuclear physics)--Popular works.

Particles (Nuclear physics).

Cosmology--Popular works.

Cosmology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (592 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; London : World Scientific, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Big Bang, the birth of the universe, was a singular event. All of the matter of the universe was concentrated at a single point, with temperatures so high that even the familiar protons and neutrons of atoms did not yet exist, but rather were replaced by a swirling maelstrom of energy, matter and antimatter. Exotic quarks and leptons flickered briefly into existence, before merging back into the energy sea.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Early History; 2. The Path to Knowledge (History of Particle Physics); 3. Quarks and Leptons; 4. Forces: What Holds It All Together; 5. Hunting for the Higgs; 6. Accelerators and Detectors: Tools of the Trade; 7. Near Term Mysteries; 8. Exotic Physics (The Next Frontier); 9. Recreating the Universe 10,000,000 Times a Second; 10. Epilogue: Why Do We Do It?; Appendix A: Greek Symbols; Appendix B: Scientific Jargon; Appendix C: Particle-Naming Rules; Appendix D: Essential Relativity and Quantum Mechanics; Appendix E: Higgs Boson Production

Appendix F: Neutrino Oscillations Further Reading; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611877033

9781281877031

1281877034

9789812565488

9812565485

OCLC:

475947743