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Higgs
The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle'
Taschenbuch von Jim Baggott
Sprache: Englisch

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The hunt for the Higgs particle involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. Finally, on 4 July 2012, CERN made the momentous announcement that a Higgs-like particle had been discovered. Here, Jim Baggott explains the science behind the discovery, how the theory was developed, and its implications for the future.
The hunt for the Higgs particle involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. Finally, on 4 July 2012, CERN made the momentous announcement that a Higgs-like particle had been discovered. Here, Jim Baggott explains the science behind the discovery, how the theory was developed, and its implications for the future.
Über den Autor
Jim Baggott is a freelance science writer. He was a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Reading but left to pursue a business career, where he first worked with Shell International Petroleum Company and then as an independent business consultant and trainer. His many books include Atomic: The First War of Physics (Icon, 2009), Beyond Measure: Modern Physics, Philosophy and the Meaning of Quantum Theory (OUP, 2003), A Beginner's Guide to Reality (Penguin, 2005), and A Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments (OUP, 2010).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • Prologue: Form and substance

  • 1. Invention

  • 1: The poetry of logical ideas

  • 2: Not a sufficient excuse

  • 3: People will be very stupid about it

  • 4: Applying the right ideas to the wrong problem

  • 5: I can do that

  • 2. Discovery

  • 6: Alternating neutral currents

  • 7: They must be Ws

  • 8: Throw deep

  • 9: A fantastic moment

  • 10: The Shakespeare question

  • Epilogue: The construction of mass

  • Endnotes

  • Glossary

  • Bibliography

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XXI
279 S.
27 s/w Fotos
ISBN-13: 9780199679577
ISBN-10: 0199679576
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Baggott, Jim
Hersteller: Hurst & Co.
Maße: 195 x 126 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Jim Baggott
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.08.2013
Gewicht: 0,319 kg
Artikel-ID: 109800297
Über den Autor
Jim Baggott is a freelance science writer. He was a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Reading but left to pursue a business career, where he first worked with Shell International Petroleum Company and then as an independent business consultant and trainer. His many books include Atomic: The First War of Physics (Icon, 2009), Beyond Measure: Modern Physics, Philosophy and the Meaning of Quantum Theory (OUP, 2003), A Beginner's Guide to Reality (Penguin, 2005), and A Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments (OUP, 2010).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • Prologue: Form and substance

  • 1. Invention

  • 1: The poetry of logical ideas

  • 2: Not a sufficient excuse

  • 3: People will be very stupid about it

  • 4: Applying the right ideas to the wrong problem

  • 5: I can do that

  • 2. Discovery

  • 6: Alternating neutral currents

  • 7: They must be Ws

  • 8: Throw deep

  • 9: A fantastic moment

  • 10: The Shakespeare question

  • Epilogue: The construction of mass

  • Endnotes

  • Glossary

  • Bibliography

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XXI
279 S.
27 s/w Fotos
ISBN-13: 9780199679577
ISBN-10: 0199679576
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Baggott, Jim
Hersteller: Hurst & Co.
Maße: 195 x 126 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Jim Baggott
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.08.2013
Gewicht: 0,319 kg
Artikel-ID: 109800297
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