The Charm of Strange Quarks. Mysteries and Revolutions of Particle Physics. With Constributions by Gordon J. Aubrecht, Robert N. Cahn, Jonathan Dorfan, Max Dresden, Gerson Godhaber, John David Jackson, Keith Olive. With 95 Illustrations, 5 in Full Color.

Barnett, R. Michael, Henry Mühry and Helen R. Quinn:

ISBN 10: 0387988971 / ISBN 13: 9780387988979

Published by New York, Berlin, Heidelberg usw.: Springer-Verlag, 2000

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X, 302 Seiten plus 16 ungezählte Seiten mit farbigem Abbildungsteil, Fadenheftung, Format 18,5 x 24,0 cm, hartgebundener u. glanzkaschierter Original-Pappband (Texts and Monographs in Physics). * Bibliography + Index auf den Seiten 285-302. Erhaltung: Auf dem rückseitigen Deckel ein Preis-Etikett (DM 79,00). Sonst keine weiteren Mängel und insgesamt ein sehr gutes und frisches Exemplar [Eine größere Sammlung Physik, Mathematik, Astronomie und verwandte Gebiete wird derzeit in den Bestand eingearbeitet. Sie finden diese Titel bei uns in den gleichnamigen Rubriken]. Sprache: Englisch.

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• Title: The Charm of Strange Quarks. Mysteries and Revolutions of Particle Physics. With Constributions by Gordon J. Aubrecht, Robert N. Cahn, Jonathan Dorfan, Max Dresden, Gerson Godhaber, John David Jackson, Keith Olive. With 95 Illustrations, 5 in Full Color.
• Publisher: New York, Berlin, Heidelberg usw.: Springer-Verlag
• Publication Date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0387988971
• ISBN 13: 9780387988979
• Edition: 1st Edition
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Synopsis

A primer on the evolution of particle physics and the search for the fundamental building blocks of matter. The book presents the full current body of understanding of particle physics in way accessible to a reader with some basic principles of physics (energy, momentum, electrical charge). This concise book tells the fascinating story of how 20th century physicists revealed layer upon layer of structure within the atom to reach the basic particles of matter, and then culminates in descriptions of current theories which form the Standard Model and the discovery of the top quark. Includes chapters on cosmology. Book includes many illustrations and photographs, and integrates the stories of the individual scientists throughout. Includes 4 color photographs, and the famous "Particle Chart". The book is a collaboration among eminent physicists (including J.D. Jackson and G. Goldhaber) at LBL, CERN and high school teachers in the Contemporary Physics Education Project to develop a novel book to teach particle physics to students.Book can thus be used as a supplement for courses in advanced high school and physics courses.

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"... Recommended as a supplementary text for introductory college courses or for advanced high-school courses; science teachers will find it useful for updating their knowledge in an ever-expanding field of physics research." Physics Today