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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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Smith, Timothy Paul, 1960- (Auteur)
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Princeton : Princeton University Press [2003]
Online toegang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv39x8cr
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Samenvatting:"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
Beschrijving item:Includes index.
Fysieke beschrijving:1 online resource : illustrations
ISBN:9780691187242
069118724X
0691057737
9780691057736