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The particle odyssey: A journey to the heart of matter

1. The world of particle physics. 2. Voyage into the atom. 3. The structure of the atom. 4. The extraterrestrials. 5. The cosmic rain. 6. The challenge of the big machines. 7. The particle explosion. 8. Colliders and image chambers. 9. From charm to top. 10. The 'whys' of particle physics....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Close, Frank, Marten, Michael, Sutton, Christine
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Oxford Univ. Press 2002
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/578451
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Sumario:1. The world of particle physics. 2. Voyage into the atom. 3. The structure of the atom. 4. The extraterrestrials. 5. The cosmic rain. 6. The challenge of the big machines. 7. The particle explosion. 8. Colliders and image chambers. 9. From charm to top. 10. The 'whys' of particle physics. 11. Futureclash. 12. Particles at work. Table of particles. Further reading/acknowledgements. Picture credits. Index