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Higgs : the invention and discovery of the 'god particle' /

"The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So exactly what is this particle? Why does it matter so much? What does it tell us about the Universe? Has the discovery announced on 4 July 2012 finished the search? And was finding it really worth all t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baggott, J. E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: Form and substance
  • pt. 1. Invention
  • The poetry of logical ideas
  • Not a sufficient excuse
  • People will be very stupid about it
  • Applying the right ideas to the wrong problem
  • I can do that
  • pt. 2. Discovery
  • Alternating neutral currents
  • They must be Ws
  • Throw deep
  • A fantastic moment
  • The Shakespeare question
  • Epilogue: The construction of mass.