The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter (Science Essentials)

Quinn, Helen R.,Nir, Yossi

ISBN 10: 0691133093 / ISBN 13: 9780691133096

Published by Princeton University Press, 2008

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Synopsis:

In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter but almost no antimatter? The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe--but then something odd happened. Matter won out over antimatter; had it not, the universe today would be dark and barren. But how and when did this occur? In The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter, Helen Quinn and Yossi Nir guide readers into the very heart of this mystery--and along the way offer an exhilarating grand tour of cutting-edge physics.

About the Author: Helen R. Quinn is professor of physics at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center at Stanford University. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, she is the coauthor of "The Charm of Strange Quarks: Mysteries and Revolutions of Particle Physics". Yossi Nir is professor of physics at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter (...
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good