Shadow of a star : the neutrino story of Supernova 1987A / Alfred K. Mann.
Shadow of a star : the neutrino story of Supernova 1987A / Alfred K. Mann.
Shadow of a star : the neutrino story of Supernova 1987A / Alfred K. Mann.
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New York : W.H. Freeman and Co., c1997.
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T0385794 , T0385793
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English
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Physical content
xi, 210 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Contents
1. The Why and Wherefore of This Book -- 2. A New Sighting -- 3. Light, Nuclear Fusion, and Neutrinos -- 4. Leading Players in Nature's Big and Little Bangs -- 5. The Search for Expiring Protons -- 6. The Right Method for the Wrong Reason -- 7. The Burst of Neutrinos from SN 1987A -- 8. Why All the...
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Publisher
New York : W.H. Freeman and Co., c1997.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
In Shadow of a Star, Mann tells the story of scientists' vigorous and successful search for evidence of particles called neutrinos coming from the collapsed core of the star. Mann captures the team's rush to study the "neutrino burst" that accompanied Supernova 1987A and the anxious wait for confirmation of their findings from scientists at other d...
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Shadow of a star : the neutrino story of Supernova 1987A / Alfred K. Mann.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-194) and index.
Transferred from N523.84465/1.
Transferred from N523.84465/1A.
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c1997.
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T0385794 , T0385793
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74VvPOdZV3gM
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0716730979
9780716730972
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523.84465
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991005538169702626
