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| Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction
 Particle Physics A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by Frank Close  Product Details
Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 29, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0192804340 ISBN-13: 978-0192804341 Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces  | إقتباس: |  | | | | | | | | | | Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
In Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction, best-selling author Frank Close provides a compelling and lively introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. The book begins with a guide to what matter is made up of and how it evolved, and goes on to describe the
fascinating and cutting-edge techniques used to study it. The author discusses particles such as quarks, electrons, and the neutrino, and exotic matter and antimatter. He also investigates the forces of nature, accelerators and detectors, and the intriguing future of particle physics. This book is
essential reading for general readers interested in popular science, students of physics, and scientists at all levels.
About the Author
Frank Close is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College. He was formerly the Head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and Head of Communications and Public Education at CERN. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling Lucifer's Legacy (OUP, 2000), and was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics for his 'outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics'. His other books include The Cosmic Onion (1983), The Particle Explosion (1987), End (1988), Too Hot to Handle (1991), and The Particle Odyssey (OUP, 2002).
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