Hidden Worlds by Timothy Paul Smith
No one has ever seen a quark. Yet physicists seem to know quite a lot about the properties and behaviour of these ubiquitous elementary particles. Here a top researcher introduces us to a fascinating but invisible realm that is part of our everyday life.
Smith gives us a series of extremely readable and well-chosen analogies to explain the scienceHis relaxed style makes for an enjoyable read... [A] useful addition to the popular literature on particle physics. -- Alan Martin New Scientist Hidden Worlds is a satisfying account of the physics of quarks... Smith, a practicing nuclear physicist, conveys a clear picture of contemporary research and gives a well-articulated perspective from which to view modern nuclear and particle physics. Particularly noteworthy is the fine balance between the discussions of theory and experiment... Although the science background needed to understand the material is slight, this is a rather more sophisticated book than many popular accounts of modern physics... A thoughtful book for undergraduates or interested laypersons. Choice
Timothy Paul Smith is Assistant Research Professor at Dartmouth College and was previously a Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bates Linear Accelerator Center.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691057736 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691057737 |
| Title | Hidden Worlds |
| Author | Timothy Paul Smith |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2002-12-08 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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