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Bernstein, Jeremy, 1929-

A palette of particles / Jeremy Bernstein. - vi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

Includes index.

Primary colors. The neutron ; The neutrino ; The electron and the photon -- Secondary colors. The pion and the muon ; The antiparticle ; Strange particles ; The quark -- Pastels. The Higgs boson ; Neutrino cosmology ; Squarks, tachyons, and the graviton -- L'envoi -- Appendix 1. Accelerators and detectors -- Appendix 2. Grand Unification -- Appendix 3. Neutrino oscillations.

A guide to high-energy physics from the early twentieth century to the present, including such highlights as Ernest Rutherford's 1911 explanation of the nucleus, the newly discovered Higgs boson, and anecdotes about famous physicists.

ISBN: 9780674072510 0674072510

Source: Harvard Univ Pr, C/O Triliteral Llc 100 Maple Ridge Dr, Cumbreland, RI, USA, 02864-1769, (401)6584226 SAN 631-8126

LCCN: 2012032819

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016275074 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Particles (Nuclear physics)--Popular works.
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Elementarteilchenphysik
Partikelfysik.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Popular works.

LC Class. No.: QC793.26 / .B47 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 539.7/2