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Neutrino
What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they?Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they pass through most matter with ease. These tiny, ghostly particles are formed in millions in the Sun and pass through us cons...
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Oxford Univ. Press
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/1282342 |
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| author | Close, Frank |
| author_facet | Close, Frank |
| author_sort | Close, Frank |
| collection | CERN |
| description | What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they?Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they pass through most matter with ease. These tiny, ghostly particles are formed in millions in the Sun and pass through us constantly. For a long time they were thought to be massless, and passing as they do like ghosts they were not regarded as significant. Now we know they have a very small mass, and there are strong indications that they are very important indeed. It is speculated thata heavy form of neutrino, that is bo |
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| institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2010 |
| publisher | Oxford Univ. Press |
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| spelling | cern-12823422021-04-22T01:16:46Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/1282342engClose, FrankNeutrinoParticle PhysicsWhat are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they?Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they pass through most matter with ease. These tiny, ghostly particles are formed in millions in the Sun and pass through us constantly. For a long time they were thought to be massless, and passing as they do like ghosts they were not regarded as significant. Now we know they have a very small mass, and there are strong indications that they are very important indeed. It is speculated thata heavy form of neutrino, that is boOxford Univ. Pressoai:cds.cern.ch:12823422010 |
| spellingShingle | Particle Physics Close, Frank Neutrino |
| title | Neutrino |
| title_full | Neutrino |
| title_fullStr | Neutrino |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neutrino |
| title_short | Neutrino |
| title_sort | neutrino |
| topic | Particle Physics |
| url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/1282342 |
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