Hidden Worlds Hunting for Quarks in Ordinary Matter |
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| Author:
| Smith, Timothy Paul |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-12241-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Though the 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. This work explains what these quarks are, how they act, and why physicists believe in them.
Though the 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. This work explains what these quarks are, how they act, and why physicists believe in them.