TY - BOOK ID - 981452 TI - The charm of strange quarks : mysteries and revolutions of particle physics AU - Barnett, R. Michael AU - Mühry, Henry AU - Quinn, Helen R. PY - 2000 SN - 0387988971 1468495100 0387215344 9780387988979 PB - New York AIP Press Springer DB - UniCat KW - Elementary particles KW - Particles (Nuclear physics) KW - Particules (Physique nucléaire) KW - Particules (Physique nucléaire) KW - Elementary particles (Physics). KW - Quantum field theory. KW - Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory. KW - Relativistic quantum field theory KW - Field theory (Physics) KW - Quantum theory KW - Relativity (Physics) KW - Elementary particles (Physics) KW - High energy physics KW - Nuclear particles KW - Nucleons KW - Nuclear physics KW - 539.12 KW - 539.12 Elementary and simple particles (charge less than 3 including alpha-rays, beta-rays, gamma-rays as individual particles or as radiation) KW - Elementary and simple particles (charge less than 3 including alpha-rays, beta-rays, gamma-rays as individual particles or as radiation) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:981452 AB - "This is the story of how twentieth century physicists revealed layer upon layer of structure within the atom to reach the basic particles of matter. Both particle physics and cosmology are made accessible to a reader familiar with some basic principles of physics. The Charm of Strange Quarks relates the drama of the discovery of the charm quark, describes the ephemeral neutrino that can traverse the diameter of Earth, explores indications of dark matter and an accelerating universe, and then culminates with the discovery of the top quark and speculations about the existence of extra space dimensions."--Jacket. ER -