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Hidden Worlds: Hunting for Quarks in Ordinary Matter
Timothy Paul Smith
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Description for Hidden Worlds: Hunting for Quarks in Ordinary Matter
Paperback. Though the quarks that make science headlines are typically laboratory creations generated under extreme conditions, most quarks occur naturally. They reside in the protons and neutrons that make up almost all of the universe's known matter. This work explains what these quarks are, how they act, and why physicists believe in them. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones. 43 line illus. BIC Classification: PHN; PHP; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
No one has ever seen a quark. Yet physicists seem to know quite a lot about the properties and behavior of these ubiquitous elementary particles. Here a top researcher introduces us to a fascinating but invisible realm that is part of our everyday life. Timothy Smith tells us what we know about quarks--and how we know it. Though the quarks that make science headlines are typically laboratory creations generated under extreme conditions, most quarks occur naturally. They reside in the protons and neutrons that make up almost all of the universe's known matter, from human DNA to distant nebulae, from ... Read more
No one has ever seen a quark. Yet physicists seem to know quite a lot about the properties and behavior of these ubiquitous elementary particles. Here a top researcher introduces us to a fascinating but invisible realm that is part of our everyday life. Timothy Smith tells us what we know about quarks--and how we know it. Though the quarks that make science headlines are typically laboratory creations generated under extreme conditions, most quarks occur naturally. They reside in the protons and neutrons that make up almost all of the universe's known matter, from human DNA to distant nebulae, from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691122410
SKU
V9780691122410
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About Timothy Paul Smith
Timothy Paul Smith is Assistant Research Professor at Dartmouth College and was previously a Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bates Linear Accelerator Center.
Reviews for Hidden Worlds: Hunting for Quarks in Ordinary Matter
"Smith gives us a series of extremely readable and well-chosen analogies to explain the science. His relaxed style makes for an enjoyable read... [A] useful addition to the popular literature on particle physics."
Alan Martin, New Scientist "Hidden Worlds is a satisfying account of the physics of quarks... Smith, a practicing nuclear physicist, conveys a clear picture of contemporary research and ... Read more
Alan Martin, New Scientist "Hidden Worlds is a satisfying account of the physics of quarks... Smith, a practicing nuclear physicist, conveys a clear picture of contemporary research and ... Read more