The New Cosmic Onion
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The New Cosmic Onion

Quarks and the Nature of the Universe

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The New Cosmic Onion

Quarks and the Nature of the Universe

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Not since Newton's apple has there been a physics phenomenon as deliciously appealing to the masses as Frank Close's Cosmic Onion. Widely embraced by scientists and laypersons alike, the book quickly became an international bestseller. Translated into seven languages, it propelled the author to become a worldwide celebrity as well as an inspi

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9781584887997
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Physics
Index
Physics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Foreword
  3. Suggestions for Further Reading
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Chapter 1. The Nature of the Universe
  6. Chapter 2. Atoms
  7. Chapter 3. The Nucleus
  8. Chapter 4. The Forces of Nature
  9. Chapter 5. Nuclear Particles and the Eightfold Way
  10. Chapter 6. Quarks
  11. Chapter 7. Quantum Chromodynamics: A Theory for Quarks
  12. Chapter 8. The Electroweak Force
  13. Chapter 9. From Charm to Top
  14. Chapter 10. The LEP Era
  15. Chapter 11. CP Violation and B-Factories
  16. Chapter 12. Neutrinos
  17. Chapter 13. Beyond the Standard Model: GUTS, SUSY, and Higgs
  18. Chapter 14. Cosmology, Particle Physics, and the Big Bang
  19. Glossary
  20. Back Cover