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Auteur(s) : Veltman, Martinus (1931-2021)
Titre(s) : Facts and mysteries in elementary particle physics [Texte imprimé] / Martinus Veltman
Édition : Revised edition
Publication : Hackensack : World scientific, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-344 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
"This book provides a comprehensive overview of modern particle physics accessible
to anyone with a true passion for wanting to know how the universe works. We are introduced
to the known particles of the world we live in. An elegant explanation of quantum
mechanics and relativity paves the way for an understanding of the laws that govern
particle physics. These laws are put into action in the world of accelerators, colliders
and detectors found at institutions such as CERN and Fermilab that are in the forefront
of technical innovation. Real world and theory meet using Feynman diagrams to solve
the problems of infinities and deduce the need for the Higgs boson. Facts and Mysteries
in Elementary Particle Physics offers an incredible insight from an eyewitness and
participant in some of the greatest discoveries in 20th century science. From Einstein's
theory of relativity to the spectacular discovery of the Higgs particle, this book
will fascinate and educate anyone interested in the world of quarks, leptons and gauge
theories. This book also contains many thumbnail sketches of particle physics personalities,
including contemporaries as seen through the eyes of the author. Illustrated with
pictures, these candid sketches present rare, perceptive views of the characters that
populate the field. The Chapter on Particle Theory, in a pre-publication, was termed
"superbly lucid" by David Miller in Nature (Vol. 396, 17 Dec. 1998, p. 642)"
Sujet(s) : Particules (physique)
Indice(s) Dewey :
539.72 (23e éd.) = Physique des particules ; rayonnements ionisants
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9789813237056. - ISBN 9813237058 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb454631065
Notice n° :
FRBNF45463106
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; Preliminaries ; The Standard Model ; Quantum mechanics. Mixing
; Energy, momentum and mass-shell ; Detection ; Accelerators and storage rings
; The CERN neutrino experiment ; The particle zoo ; Particle theory ; Finding the
Higgs ; Quantum chromodynamics ; Epilogue ; Addendum.
