Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction PDF

Frank Close wurde 1945 n. Chr. in Peterborough geboren, erhielt die OBE, ist Professor für Physik an der Universität Oxford und Fellow des Exeter College. Er ist Autor mehrerer Bestseller wie: The Lucifer Legacy, Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction, The New Cosmic Onion, The Particle Explosion, The End, Extremely Thorny und "The Particle Saga" und "Antimaterie". Er hat mehrere Erfolge erzielt, darunter: - Order of the British Empire im Rang eines Offiziers. Stipendium des Physikalischen Instituts 1991. Kelvin-Preis 1996. - Vizepräsident der British Association for the Advancement of Science 1993-99. - Leiter des britischen Teams bei der Internationalen Physikolympiade seit 2003. - Michael Faraday-Preis 2013.

Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction pdf von Frank Close

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.