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This easy-to-read introduction to the neutrino tells the story of how scientists came to discover and learn about the properties of one of the most mysterious subatomic particles in the universe. It was the implied existence of the neutrino (presumed many decades before its detection) that led to the development of the concept of the 'weak force', one of the four forces identified in nature (the others being gravity, electromagnetism and the 'strong force').
Using research into neutrinos as a navigational aid, the author conducts the reader through the mind-boggling world of particle physics: from the discovery of radioactivity in the late nineteenth century through the theory of weak interaction physics to current speculation about the origin of elementary particles and of the universe itself.
Using research into neutrinos as a navigational aid, the author conducts the reader through the mind-boggling world of particle physics: from the discovery of radioactivity in the late nineteenth century through the theory of weak interaction physics to current speculation about the origin of elementary particles and of the universe itself.
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...a beautiful history of the difficult experiments which have brought us to our present state of understanding.' - George Charpak, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1992
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- PublisherPalgrave
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0716750805
- ISBN 13 9780716750802
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages170
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st ed. 1997. Using 60 years of research on the still mysterious neutrino as a case study, Solomey (physics, U. of Chicago) walks non-technical readers through the history of particle physics from the discovery of radioactivity to present theoretical speculation about the mass and origin of elementary particles. He emphasizes the synergy of experiment and theory that drives the field. Highly illustrated, mostly in color. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Seller Inventory # DADAX0716750805
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