The Cosmic Onion
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The New Cosmic Onion
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Author : Frank Close
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2006-12-15
The New Cosmic Onion written by Frank Close and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-15 with Science categories.
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. “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, 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics 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 Eightfold Way including the findings, surprises, and new questions emerging from the latest work with accelerators.
The Cosmic Onion
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Author : Frank Close
language : en
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
Release Date : 1986
The Cosmic Onion written by Frank Close and has been published by American Institute of Physics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Science categories.
This updated, expanded edition of the classic Physics Vade Mecum is a compact, comprehensive storehouse of the most useful information, formulas, numerical data, definitions, and references, designed for easy access with minimal searching. Saves you time and effort in solving a wide range of scientific and technical problems. A complete listing of physics data centers is included. The index has more than doubled in size from the first edition for even more efficient use. The perfect quick-reference tool. A Library of Science selection.
The Cosmic Onion
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Author : Frank Close
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Cosmic Onion written by Frank Close and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with categories.
Particle Physics A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Frank Close
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023-11-23
Particle Physics A Very Short Introduction written by Frank Close and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-23 with Science categories.
Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe.
The Cosmic Microwave Background
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Author : Rhodri Evans
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-12-04
The Cosmic Microwave Background written by Rhodri Evans and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-04 with Science categories.
Rhodri Evans tells the story of what we know about the universe, from Jacobus Kapteyn’s Island universe at the turn of the 20th Century, and the discovery by Hubble that the nebulae were external to our own galaxy, through Gamow’s early work on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and its subsequent discovery by Penzias and Wilson, to modern day satellite-lead CMB research. Research results from the ground-based experiments DASI, BOOMERANG, and satellite missions COBE, WMAP and Planck are explained and interpreted to show how our current picture of the universe was arrived at, and the author looks at the future of CMB research and what we still need to learn. This account is enlivened by Dr Rhodri Evans' personal connections to the characters and places in the story.
Eclipse
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Author : F. E. Close
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
Eclipse written by F. E. Close and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Science categories.
Looks at the science of eclipses, reveals their role in culture, and focuses on people who travel around the world chasing these events.
Antimatter
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Author : Frank Close
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2009-01-22
Antimatter written by Frank Close and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-22 with Science categories.
Antimatter explores a strange mirror world, where particles have identical yet opposite properties to those that make up the familiar matter we encounter everyday; where left becomes right, positive becomes negative; and where, should matter and antimatter meet, the two annihilate in a blinding flash of energy that makes even thermonuclear explosions look feeble by comparison. It is an idea long beloved of science-fiction stories - but here, renowned science writer Frank Close shows that the reality of antimatter is even more fascinating than the fiction itself. We know that once, antimatter and matter existed in perfect counterbalance, and that antimatter then perpetrated a vanishing act on a cosmic scale that remains one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. Today, antimatter does not exist normally, at least on Earth, but we know that it is real for scientists are now able to make small pieces of it in particle accelerators, such as that at CERN in Geneva. Looking at the remarkable prediction of antimatter and how it grew from the meeting point of relativity and quantum theory in the early 20th century, at the discovery of the first antiparticles, at cosmic rays, annihilation, antimatter bombs, and antiworlds, Close separates the facts from the fiction about antimatter, and explains how its existence can give us profound clues about the origins and structure of the universe.
Lucifer S Legacy
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Author : F. E. Close
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2000
Lucifer S Legacy written by F. E. Close and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Symmetry (Physics) categories.
Lucifer's Legacy describes the possible outcomes of this experiment, and assesses their implications for our understanding of the universe."--Jacket.
The Void
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Author : Frank Close
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-10-25
The Void written by Frank Close and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-25 with Science categories.
What is 'the void'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - 'nothing' - exist? This little book explores the science and the history of the elusive void: from Aristotle who insisted that the vacuum was impossible, via the theories of Newton and Einstein, to our very latest discoveries and why they can tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos. Frank Close tells the story of how scientists have explored the elusive void, and the rich discoveries that they have made there. He takes the reader on a lively and accessible history through ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research. He describes how scientists discovered that the vacuum is filled with fields; how Newton, Mach, and Einstein grappled with the nature of space and time; and how the mysterious 'aether' that was long ago supposed to permeate the void may now be making a comeback with the latest research into the 'Higgs field'. We now know that the vacuum is far from being 'nothing' - it seethes with virtual particles and antiparticles that erupt spontaneously into being, and it also may contain hidden dimensions that we were previously unaware of. These new discoveries may provide answers to some of cosmology's most fundamental questions: what lies outside the universe, and, if there was once nothing, then how did the universe begin?
20th Natural Philosophy Alliance Proceedings
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Author : David de Hilster
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date :
20th Natural Philosophy Alliance Proceedings written by David de Hilster and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.