The Particle Explosion
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198519656 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Shane, Mathematics Dept., Baruch Coll., CUNYCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. Nevertheless, particle physicists study the constituents of atoms, objects that are far, far smaller. The fine text material is accompanied by an outstanding array of color photographs, including pictures of tracks left by subatomic particles in bubble chamber and electronic chamber detectors. . There are clear descriptions of how these photographs can be interpreted that will convince even the most skeptical. This book describes these strange objects, the people who have studied them, and the mechanisms that are used to find them. A visually arresting work, the best book on modern particle physics for the layperson this reviewer has seen. Harold D. From Library Journal The largest atom is too small to be seen with even the finest microscope
Learn to interpret bubble chamber tracks! Ivan Soleimanipour Bubble chamber tracks were always a mystery to me until I discovered "The Particle Explosion". This book is wonderful because The edited & colorized bubble chamber photographs engender a new, visceral, level of understanding of elementary particles. With so many books and articles on theoretical and abstract aspects of quantum mechaniscs, this book reveals the, oft neglected, world of experimental . "Love, love" according to A. Huntress. Love, love,love this book. Great pictures and wonderful explanation of this fascinating topic. PlusI paid $0.68 plus shipping! I am a happy nerd.. "EXCELLENT BOOK" according to Mary Echternacht. If nothing else get this book for the photos, they are spectacular. And the book is very educational and much can be learned from it
This journey to the heart of matter opens with an introduction to the basic particles (the subatomic "zoo" that includes quarks, electrons, leptons, 'strange' particles and 'charmed' particles) and of the methods used to create and investigate them. The even-numbered chapters tell the story of their discovery, from the first experiments with X-rays and the elucidation of the nature of the atom, to the great machines that today smash particles together at enormous energies and the underground caverns where physicists are seeking confirmation of a Grand Unified Theory. Particle physicists are attempting to answer such questions as: How did the Universe begin? Why does it have the form it does? Will it continue expanding forever or will it eventually begin to contract? With over 300 illustrations, the book brings together many fascinating historical pictures of leading s
Michael Marten is the author of The New Astronomy (Oxford, 1984). About the Authors:Frank Close is Senior Principal Scientist at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and is the author of Introduction to Quarks and Partons (1979). Christine Sutton, a Research Associate in the Department of Nuclear Physics at Oxford University,