Neutrino, 9780199695997
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Ghostly particles may hold the key to the universe’s secrets.

Neutrino

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    192 pages

  • Release Date

    22 April 2012

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Summary

Neutrinos: Unveiling the Ghostly Particles of the Universe

What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they?

Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they pass through most matter with ease. These tiny, ghostly particles are formed in millions in the Sun and pass through us constantly.

For a long time, they were thought to be massless, and passing as they do like ghosts, they were not re…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780199695997
ISBN-10:0199695997
Author:Frank Close
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:22 April 2012
Weight:206g
Dimensions:196mm x 129mm x 15mm
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Critics Review

Recommended reading''Background briefing' list for 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics it’s a little cracker. An awful lot of popular science passes across my desk, and it’s very rare that the vast majority of the content is new and fresh, but that’s the case here… it’s a fascinating story. Apart from anything else, it’s a great example of what real science is like.‘Brian Clegg, Popular ScienceA fine piece of scientific popularisation from one of the best scientific communicators around.'Literary ReviewClose tells this story with verve and precision… admirably clear and eminently accessible.‘Wall Street Journal`As an award-winning writer, Close tells this detective story with great style.‘Robert Matthews, BBC Focus

About The Author

Frank Close

Frank Close, OBE, is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College. He was formerly vice president of the British Association for Advancement of Science, Head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and Head of Communications and Public Education at CERN. He is the author of several books, including The Void and the best-selling Lucifer’s Legacy. He was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics for his ‘outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics’. His other books include Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction (2004), The Cosmic Onion (1983), The Particle Explosion (1987), End (1988), Too Hot to Handle - the race for cold fusion (1991), and The Particle Odyssey. In 2013 Professor Close was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for communicating science.

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