Ghost particle : in search of the elusive and mysterious neutrino / Alan Chodos and James Riordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chodos, Alan, author.

Riordon, James R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neutrinos.

Neutrino astrophysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This book recounts the dramatic history of neutrino science and details the recent successes and ongoing challenges physicists face in pursuit of the ghostly subatomic particle"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Portrait of a ghost

1. Neutrino enigma

2. A desperate proposal

3. Project poltergeist

4. Adrift in a particle sea

5. Turn on the sun

6. The incredible flavor changer

7. Shadows in the particle garden

8. Cosmic connections

9. Lifting a veil on the universe

10. Made to order neutrinos

11. A coherent tale

12. Infinity through a keyhole

13. Into the unknown

14. What can you do with a neutrino?

15. On the fringes, and over the edge

16. More to come for little neutral one.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-262-37356-4

0-262-37355-6

OCLC:

1346252926