Hidden worlds : hunting for quarks in ordinary matter /

"Though 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 ... Smith explains what these quarks are, how they a...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Smith, Timothy Paul, 1960- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Princeton : Princeton University Press [2003]
Online adgang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv39x8cr
Beskrivelse
Summary:"Though 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 ... Smith explains what these quarks are, how they act, and why physicists believe in them sight unseen."--Jacket
Emne beskrivelse:Includes index.
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 online resource : illustrations
ISBN:9780691187242
069118724X
0691057737
9780691057736