Cracking the particle code of the universe : the hunt for the Higgs boson / John W. Moffat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moffat, John W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Higgs bosons.

Particles (Nuclear physics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Hunt for the Higgs boson

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Among the current books that celebrate the discovery of the Higgs boson, Cracking the Particle Code of the Universe is a rare objective treatment of the subject. The book is an insider's behind-the-scenes look at the arcane, fascinating world of theoretical and experimental particle physics leading up to the recent discovery of a new boson. If the new boson is indeed the Higgs particle, its discovery represents an important milestone in the history of particle physics. However, despite the pressure to award Nobel Prizes to physicists associated with the Higgs boson, John Moffat argues that the

Contents:

Prelude : CERN, April 2008

What is everything made of?

Detecting subatomic particles

Group theory and gauge invariance

Looking for something new at the LHC

The Higgs particle/field and weak interactions

Data that go bump in the night

Trying to identify the 125 GeV bump

Electroweak gauge theories

The discovery of a new boson : is it the Higgs or not?

Do we live in a naturally tuned universe?

The last word until 2016

Glossary.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-938401-0

0-19-991553-9

OCLC:

864383426