The Particle Odyssey: A Journey to the Heart of Matter pdf

弗兰克·克洛斯于公元 1945 年出生于彼得堡，他被授予 OBE，他是牛津大学物理学教授，埃克塞特学院研究员。他是几本畅销书的作者，例如：《路西法的遗产》、《粒子物理学：非常简短的介绍》、《新宇宙洋葱》、《粒子爆炸》、《终结》、《极度棘手》以及《粒子传奇》和《反物质》。 他取得了多项成就，包括： - 大英帝国军官勋章。 1991年物理研究所会士。 1996年开尔文奖。 - 英国科学促进会副主席 1993-99。 - 自 2003 年起担任国际物理奥林匹克竞赛英国队的负责人。 - 2013 年迈克尔法拉第奖。

The Particle Odyssey: A Journey to the Heart of Matter pdf 弗兰克·克洛斯

Boasting more than three hundred illustrations, the majority in full color, The Particle Odyssey takes us on an exhilarating tour of the subatomic world. The pictures here are truly marvelous--over 100 of the best images ever taken of particle 'events'--mysterious, abstract, often beautiful photographs of the tracks of subatomic particles as they speed, curve, dance, or explode through cloud and bubble chambers, stacks of photographic emulsion, and giant multi-element detectors. There are illustrations of spiraling electrons, the tell-tale "vees" of strange particles, matter and antimatter born from raw energy, energetic jets of particles spraying out from the decay points of quarks and gluons. Complementing the illustrations is a vividly written account of the key experiments and fundamental discoveries that have led to our current understanding of the nature of the universe. There are individual portraits of all the major subatomic particles, from the electron to the newly discovered top quark. The authors describe the history of experimental particle physics: its origins in the discovery of X-rays in 1895; the dissection of the atom by Rutherford and others; the unexpected revelations of the cosmic rays; the discovery of quarks and the rise of the 'standard model' in the last part of the 20th century. And they also look at the great questions that face physicists today--Where did antimatter go? What is dark matter? Can there be a theory of everything? A perfect gift for science buffs, The Particle Odyssey will enthrall everyone eager for a glimpse into the previously unknown the world of the atom.