Remnants of the fall : revelations of particle secrets / William B. Rolnick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rolnick, William B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Particles (Nuclear physics).

Symmetry (Physics).

Standard model (Nuclear physics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a book that sings about the beauty of the fundamental laws of nature. Clear, accurate descriptions for general science readers (no equations in sight!) are punctuated with original, scintillating verses. The reader is taken on a journey through the contemporary understanding of the building blocks of nature and their interactions - the current status of that age-old, intriguing quest. The central role of symmetry is explained in a manner suitable for general science readers, and its splendour is celebrated in verse. The book facilitates understanding of the background and significance

Contents:

About questions and answers

The matter we know : properties and principles

The relativity of space and time

The quantum properties of nature, part one

The quantum properties of nature, part two

Quantum mechanical reality

The particles of matter

The basic interactions

Spacetime symmetries

"Internal" symmetries : isotopic spin

Particle flavors

A larger flavor symmetry : entrance to the land of quarks

About gauge theories

The strong interaction : quantum chromodynamics (QCD)

The weak interaction : the foot-hills

The electroweak interaction and the standard model

Above and beyond

The role of experiments and experimentalists

The experimental connection

Particle accelerators and detectors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611871826

9781281871824

1281871826

9789812388810

9812388818

OCLC:

815742784