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The New Cosmic Onion
by Frank Close
Available from Powells Used Books
$39.95
on 10-15-2008
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ISBN Number: 9781584887980
Subtitle: Quarks and the Nature of the Universe
Written by: Close, Frank
Written by: Close Frank
Published by: Taylor & Francis Group
Subject: Physics
Subject: Cosmology
Subject: Nuclear Physics
Subject: Quarks
Copyright: 2007
Date of Publication: December 2006
Cover Type: Paperback
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 219
Book Size: 918x630x51 71
Close is a lucid, reliable, and enthusiastic guide to the strange and wonderful microcosmic world that dwells deep within reality - Frank Wilczek (Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics, MIT, and 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics Not since Newton's apple has there been a physics phenomenon as deliciously appealing to the masses as Frank Close's Cosmic Onion. Widely embraced by scientists and laypersons alike, the book quickly became an international bestseller. Translated into seven languages, it propelled the author to become a worldwide celebrity as well as an inspiration to a generation of scientists. The book's title itself has entered popular usage as a metaphor for the layers that can be peeled away to understand the foundations of the physical world, from dimensions and galaxies, to atoms and quarks. NEW Material ??Explains the principles behind the Hadron Collider as well as the potential it presents ??Considers the recent development of the Electroweak Theory as a law of nature ??Explores the mysteries uncovered and the ones that may be in store with regard to top and bottom quarks Keeping still-pertinent contents from the original volume that caught the world's attention in 1983, this fresh edition of the Cosmic Onion includes extensive new material to reflect new views of the universe. Providing explanations that explore the foundations of 21st Century science and future directions, this work offers ready access and unique perspectives to more typical topics such as the forces of nature, atoms, the nucleus, and nuclear particles. It also travels down paths that only a true pioneer and educator can venture, such as a discussion of what Professor Close refers to as the EightfoldWay including the findings, surprises, and new questions emerging from the latest work with accelerators. Book News Annotation: Although he has not designed this as a promotional tool for the
Hadron Collider at CERN, Close (physics, Oxford U.) certainly excites
curiosity and anticipation as he describes the experiments likely to
be conducted there that will change our understanding of particle
physics and thereby the universe. Close helps those whose reach
exceeds their grasp of particle physics, explaining what we now
understand of the nature of the universe, atoms, the nucleus, the
forces of nature, nuclear particles and what he calls the "eight-fold
way," quarks, quantum chromodynamics, the electroweak force, charm,
quantum foresight, CP violation, neutrinos, the bits beyond the
standard model, and the relationship among cosmology, particle
physics and the big bang, which is where one suspects the Hadron
Collider could be especially handy.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis: Not since Newton??'s apple has there been a physics phenomenon as deliciously appealing to the masses as Frank Close??'s "Cosmic Onion," Widely embraced by scientists and laypersons alike, the book quickly became an international bestseller, has been translated into seven languages, and propelled the author to become a recognized popular science celebrity around the world. Much has changed since the original publication in 1983, and The New Cosmic Onion was extensively revised and updated to reflect our new view of the universe. Keeping the best contents from the previous work, this new edition includes extensive new material explaining the scientific challenges at the start of this century. Synopsis: Originally published in 1983, The New Cosmic Onion has established itself as a classic popular physics text used by a wide range of readers. This revised and updated second edition contains all of the best information from the original along with extensive new material that addresses scientific challenges presented at the beginning of the 21st century. Providing the necessary explanations to understand how science has come to this frontier and exploring possible future directions, this book covers various topics including the forces of nature, atoms, nuclear, nuclear particles and the eightfold way, quantum chromodynamics, the electroweak force, the LIP era, matter and antimatter, and neutrinos.
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