Particle Physics |
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| Author:
| Martin, Brian |
| Series title: | Beginner Guides |
| ISBN: | 978-1-74285-700-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2011 |
| Publisher: | Bolinda Publishing Pty, Limited
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| Book Format: | CD-Extra |
| List Price: | AUD $76.95 |
Book Description:
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Gaining notoriety as the science behind the controversial experiments of the Large Hadron Collider, particle physics explores our most fundamental and mind-blowing problems: How did the Universe start? What are we made of? How small is the smallest thing?
Without presuming any prior scientific knowledge, Brian R. Martin takes readers on a wide-ranging tour of the field, from its beginnings in nuclear physics to the discovery of quarks and present-day research into string theory, the...
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Gaining notoriety as the science behind the controversial experiments of the Large Hadron Collider, particle physics explores our most fundamental and mind-blowing problems: How did the Universe start? What are we made of? How small is the smallest thing?
Without presuming any prior scientific knowledge, Brian R. Martin takes readers on a wide-ranging tour of the field, from its beginnings in nuclear physics to the discovery of quarks and present-day research into string theory, the mystery of antimatter, and the search for the elusive "God particle".