Particle Physics
a very short introduction
$28.32
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2024
Summary
The Quantum Realm: A Journey into Particle Physics
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. Frank Close takes us on a journey into the atom to examine known particles such as quarks, electrons, and the ghostly neutrino, and explains the key role and significanc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192873750 |
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| ISBN-10: | 019287375X |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Frank Close |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 148g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 112mm x 11mm |
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About The Author
Frank Close
Frank Close OBE FRS is Professor Emeritus of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow Emeritus of Exeter College. He was formerly the 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 best-selling Lucifer’s Legacy, and 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 The Cosmic Onion (1983), The Particle Explosion (1987), End (1988), Too Hot to Handle (1991), and The Infinity Puzzle. In 2013 Professor Close was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for communicating science.
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