Quinn, Helen R.
The mystery of the missing antimatter / Missing antimatter Helen R. Quinn and Yossi Nir ; illustrations by Ruru Modan. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, �2008. - 1 online resource (xii, 278 pages) : illustrations. - Science essentials . - Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)) .
Constant physics in an evolving universe -- As the universe expands -- What is antimatter? -- Enter neutrinos -- Mesons -- Through the looking glass -- Through the looking antiglass -- The survival of matter -- Enter quarks -- Energy rules -- Symmetry rules -- Standard model gauge symmetries -- A missing piece -- It still doesn't work! -- Tools of the trade -- Searching for clues -- Speculations -- Neutrino surprises -- Following the new clue.
"Helen Quinn and Yossi Nir explain both the history of antimatter and recent advances in particle physics and cosmology. And they discuss the enormous, high-precision experiments that particle physicists are undertaking to test the laws of physics at their most fundamental levels - and how their results reveal tantalizing new possibilities for solving this puzzle at the heart of the cosmos." "The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter is at once a history of ideas and an exploration of modern science and the frontiers of human knowledge. This book reveals how the interplay of theory and experimentation advances our understanding and redefines the questions we ask about our universe."--Jacket.
9781400835713 1400835712
22573/cttsvvp JSTOR 9452479 IEEE
GBA781607 bnb GBA781607. bnb
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Antimatter--Popular works.
Particles (Nuclear physics)--Popular works.
Cosmology--Popular works.
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Antimati�ere--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Particules (Physique nucl�eaire)--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Cosmologie--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
SCIENCE--Physics--General.
SCIENCE--Mechanics--General.
SCIENCE--Energy.
Antimatter.
Cosmology.
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Antimati�ere.
Prions (virologie)
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Popular works.
QC173.3 / .Q856 2008eb
530
The mystery of the missing antimatter / Missing antimatter Helen R. Quinn and Yossi Nir ; illustrations by Ruru Modan. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, �2008. - 1 online resource (xii, 278 pages) : illustrations. - Science essentials . - Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)) .
Constant physics in an evolving universe -- As the universe expands -- What is antimatter? -- Enter neutrinos -- Mesons -- Through the looking glass -- Through the looking antiglass -- The survival of matter -- Enter quarks -- Energy rules -- Symmetry rules -- Standard model gauge symmetries -- A missing piece -- It still doesn't work! -- Tools of the trade -- Searching for clues -- Speculations -- Neutrino surprises -- Following the new clue.
"Helen Quinn and Yossi Nir explain both the history of antimatter and recent advances in particle physics and cosmology. And they discuss the enormous, high-precision experiments that particle physicists are undertaking to test the laws of physics at their most fundamental levels - and how their results reveal tantalizing new possibilities for solving this puzzle at the heart of the cosmos." "The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter is at once a history of ideas and an exploration of modern science and the frontiers of human knowledge. This book reveals how the interplay of theory and experimentation advances our understanding and redefines the questions we ask about our universe."--Jacket.
9781400835713 1400835712
22573/cttsvvp JSTOR 9452479 IEEE
GBA781607 bnb GBA781607. bnb
Uk Uk
Antimatter--Popular works.
Particles (Nuclear physics)--Popular works.
Cosmology--Popular works.
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Antimati�ere--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Particules (Physique nucl�eaire)--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Cosmologie--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
SCIENCE--Physics--General.
SCIENCE--Mechanics--General.
SCIENCE--Energy.
Antimatter.
Cosmology.
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Antimati�ere.
Prions (virologie)
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Popular works.
QC173.3 / .Q856 2008eb
530