Quarks and gluons : a century of particle charges / M.Y. Han.
Quarks and gluons : a century of particle charges / M.Y. Han.
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Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c1999.
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T0361022
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 158 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Prologue: A Century of Particle Charges -- 1. The Electron: The Quantum of Electricity -- 2. Mass: E = mc[superscript 2] and All That -- 3. The Photon: No Charge, No Mass -- 4. The Spin: If It's Round, It Rolls -- 5. Antimatter: A Mirror Image -- 6. The Nucleus: A Whole New Ball Game -- 7. The Stron...
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Publisher
Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c1999.
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
"In this book, the major developments in atomic, nuclear, particle and quark physics over the past one hundred years are presented in a style that is both accessible to the layperson and of value to the expert. It provides a brief history of particles, charting the discovery of electrons and photons, antimatter, atomic nuclei, strong and weak force...
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Quarks and gluons : a century of particle charges / M.Y. Han.
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State Reference Library copy: transferred from 539.725/4.
Transferred from K0003413.
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c1999.
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T0361022
Record Identifier
74VvkxZVpWWd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvkxZVpWWd
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ISBN
9810237456 (pbk.)
9789810237042
9810237049
9789810237455 (pbk.)
DDC
539.725
MMS ID
991014027459702626
