Cracking the Particle Code of the Universe
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Cracking the Particle Code of the Universe by John Moffat
Among the current books that celebrate the discovery of the Higgs boson, Cracking the Quantum Code of the Universe is a rare objective treatment of the subject. The book is an insiders behind-the-scenes look at the arcane, fascinating world of theoretical and experimental particle physics leading up to the recent discovery of a new boson.
The whole book was a delightful reading, some of the cited papers are on my reading list nowThe book is also a good mixture in describing theoretical results and experimental methods. I can recommend this book to everyone who is interested in the history of the standard model and how new theories in physics works come into being. * Torsten Asselmeyer-Maluga, zb Math Open *
There are many books on the market that describe the Higgs boson discovery. This book's uniqueness is its author's uncompromising drive to question both theory and experiment. It might frustrate you. You might love it. * Tara Shears, Times Higher Education *
Two things make this book stand out. One is the authorâs personal involvement in the field over a long period, and the other is that he is brave enough not to take the simplistic stance that weâve found the Higgs and itâs all over, but rather to point out that things are a lot more complicated than the press releases from CERN would suggest. * Brian Clegg, Popular Science *
There are many books on the market that describe the Higgs boson discovery. This book's uniqueness is its author's uncompromising drive to question both theory and experiment. It might frustrate you. You might love it. * Tara Shears, Times Higher Education *
Two things make this book stand out. One is the authorâs personal involvement in the field over a long period, and the other is that he is brave enough not to take the simplistic stance that weâve found the Higgs and itâs all over, but rather to point out that things are a lot more complicated than the press releases from CERN would suggest. * Brian Clegg, Popular Science *
John W. Moffat has been a professor of physics for more than three decades. He is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, a member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and adjunct professor in the physics department at the University of Waterloo. Moffat is well known for his alternative theory of gravity to Einstein's general relativity. He is the author of Reinventing Gravity: A Physicist Goes Beyond Einstein and Einstein Wrote Back: My Life in Physics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199915521 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199915520 |
| Title | Cracking the Particle Code of the Universe |
| Author | John Moffat |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2014-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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