Antimatter: The Ultimate Mirror

ISBN-13: 9780521893091 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 224 str.

Gordon Fraser; Gordon Fraser

Opis

This book introduces the world of antimatter without using technical language or equations. The author shows how the quest for symmetry in physics slowly revealed the properties of antimatter. When large particle accelerators came on line, the antimatter debris of collisions provided new clues on its properties. This is a fast-paced and lucid account of how science fiction became fact.

Recenzje

'This book introduced the Lewis Carroll world of antimatter … this is a fast-paced and lucid account of how science fiction became fact.' Physics Courier

Spis treści

1. Science fiction becomes science fact; 2. Mirror worlds; 3. An imbalanced kit of electrical parts; 4. The quantum master; 5. Positive proof; 6. The back passage of time; 7. The quark and the antiquark; 8. Broken mirrors; 9. The cosmic corkscrew; 10. Antiparticle collision course; 11. Setting a trap for antimatter; 12. Glue versus antichemistry; 13. Antimatter in action; 14. Antimatter of the utmost gravity.