The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter.
In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter but almost no antimatter? The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe--but then, something...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2010.
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Colección: | Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.))
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Ackonwledgments; 1. Prelude: The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter; 2. Constant Physics in an Evolving Universe; 3. As the Universe Expands; 4. What Is Antimatter?; 5. Enter Neutrinos; 6. Mesons; 7. Through the Looking Glass; 8. Through the Looking Antiglass; 9. The Survival of Matter; 10. Enter Quarks; 11. Energy Rules; 12. Symmetry Rules; 13. Standard Model Gauge Symmetries; 14. A Missing Piece; 15. It Still Doesn't Work!; 16. Tools of the Trade; 17. Searching for Clues; 18. Speculations; 19. Neutrino Surprises; 20. Following the New Clues; 21. Finale.
- Appendix: A Timeline of Particle Physics and CosmologyIndex.