PARTICLE PHYSICS: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION (2ND ED) (PB)

In this compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe, Frank Close presents quarks, electrons, the ghostly neutrino and more. Along the way he provides fascinating insights into how discoveries in particle physics have been made, and discusses how our picture of the world has been radically revised. He also looks ahead to what the next 50 years of research might reveal. The author is Professor Emeritus of Physics at Oxford University and a winner of the Michael Faraday Prize for communicating science.