Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002KE9BPY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 578 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Bare Bones & All the Content You Need As far as the "A Very Short Introduction" goes, this book is a little bit of an outlier. It lacks the novel approach that we tend to see in the series, which encourages us to buy them. Despite that minor oddity, Close's "Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction" is a wonderful member of the series. "Short, but very informative and well written" according to Metallurgist. This is indeed a very short introduction (129 pages of text), but it is also very informative. The book introduces particle physics from the standpoint of experimental evidence, without recourse to any theory. Thus, there are plenty or bubble chamber photographs, but no mention of group theory or eve. A good introduction to particle physics This book is one of the Very Short Introductions series by Oxford University Press. It seems to play enough role as an introduction to particle physics for general audience with concise volume of about 130 total pages. If you are a freshman student in physics before learning modern physics in sophomo
About the AuthorFrank Close is a fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London. He has published several books, including the bestselling Lucifer's Legacy, and was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics.
He also investigates the forces of nature, accelerators and detectors, and the intriguing future of particle physics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.. The author discusses particles such as quarks, electrons, and the neutrino, and exotic matter and antimatter. 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. This book is essential reading for general readers interested in popular science, students of physics, and scientists at all levels.About the Series: Combining authority
Frank Close is a fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London. He has published several books, including the bestselling Lucifer's Legacy, and was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics.