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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
[2003]
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv39x8cr |
| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780691187242 069118724X 0691057737 9780691057736 |