Quarks and gluons : a century of particle charges /

Our journey in search of the origin of matter - and, by extension, the origin of the Universe itself - has taken us deeper and deeper inside atoms. First to come into view was the atomic nucleus, and still further downscale the individual protons and neutrons that constitute the nucleus. At least fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Han, M. Y.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, ©1999.
Temas:
Particles (Nuclear physics) > History.
Particules (Physique nucléaire) > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Physics > Nuclear.
SCIENCE > Physics > Atomic & Molecular.
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Elementaire deeltjes.
Gluonen.
Quarks.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Prologue: A Century of Particle Charges
  • 1. The Electron: The Quantum of Electricity
  • 2. Mass: E = mc2 and All That
  • 3. The Photon: No Charge, No Mass
  • 4. The Spin: If Its Round, It Rolls
  • 5. Antimatter: A Mirror Image
  • 6. The Nucleus: A Whole New Ball Game
  • 7. The Strong Force I: Nucleons
  • 8. The Weak Force: A Whisper in the Night
  • 9. The Strong Force II: Hadrons
  • 10. The Quark: The Queen of Fractions
  • 11. The Origin of Quarks and Gluons
  • Epilogue: More Quarks, More Leptons and More Charges.

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