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Antimatter : The Ultimate Mirror by Gordon Fraser (2000, Hardcover) NEW
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780521652520
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521652529
ISBN-13
9780521652520
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1669630
Product Key Features
Book Title
Antimatter : the Ultimate Mirror
Number of Pages
222 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Physics / Nuclear, Physics / General
Publication Year
2000
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-043749
Reviews
‘… a superb review on the prediction and discovery of antimatter … this is a great ‘must read’ book.’Stuart Tovey, The Physicist, 'Antimatter is the fuel of science fiction, propelling, for example, Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise, but its study is also a burgeoning branch of modern science. Fraser, a physicist at the CERN European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva, here offers a thoughtful, no-nonsense account of the strange world of antimatter ... Written for the serious layperson, Fraser's absorbing narrative ... imparts a keen sense of the colorful personalities involved, and of their thought processes and discoveries, without ever introducing maths or burdensome technical detail.'Publishers Weekly, '... a superb review on the prediction and discovery of antimatter ... this is a great 'must read' book.' Stuart Tovey, The Physicist, ‘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, ‘Antimatter is the fuel of science fiction, propelling, for example, Star Trek’s U.S.S. Enterprise, but its study is also a burgeoning branch of modern science. Fraser, a physicist at the CERN European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva, here offers a thoughtful, no-nonsense account of the strange world of antimatter … Written for the serious layperson, Fraser’s absorbing narrative … imparts a keen sense of the colorful personalities involved, and of their thought processes and discoveries, without ever introducing maths or burdensome technical detail.’Publishers Weekly, '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, "...Fraser's absorbing narrative retraces the effort to unravel the structure of subatomic matter--and antimatter--from Planck, Einstein, Heisenberg and Dirac to Richard Feynman and Murray Gell-Mann; he imparts a keen sense of the colorful personalities and discoveries..." Publishers Weekly, '... a superb review on the prediction and discovery of antimatter ... this is a great 'must read' book.'Stuart Tovey, The Physicist, 'I read Gordon Fraser's new book, Antimatter: the Ultimate Mirror, with awe and envy ... [he] has done an excellent job in making the arcane accessible, in a style that suggests adventure novel rather than dry scientific text. If more scientists could write like this, I dare say more would be understandable.'David Myton, Education Review, 'I read Gordon Fraser's new book, Antimatter: the Ultimate Mirror, with awe and envy … [he] has done an excellent job in making the arcane accessible, in a style that suggests adventure novel rather than dry scientific text. If more scientists could write like this, I dare say more would be understandable.' David Myton, Education Review, ‘I read Gordon Fraser’s new book, Antimatter: the Ultimate Mirror, with awe and envy … [he] has done an excellent job in making the arcane accessible, in a style that suggests adventure novel rather than dry scientific text. If more scientists could write like this, I dare say more would be understandable.’David Myton, Education Review, '… a superb review on the prediction and discovery of antimatter … this is a great 'must read' book.' Stuart Tovey, The Physicist, 'Antimatter is the fuel of science fiction, propelling, for example, Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise, but its study is also a burgeoning branch of modern science. Fraser, a physicist at the CERN European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva, here offers a thoughtful, no-nonsense account of the strange world of antimatter ... Written for the serious layperson, Fraser's absorbing narrative ... imparts a keen sense of the colorful personalities involved, and of their thought processes and discoveries, without ever introducing maths or burdensome technical detail.' Publishers Weekly, '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, "...an up-to-the-minute account of a developing field of knowledge. Recommended for those who want to know what is going on in this exciting area of physics." Choice, 'Antimatter is the fuel of science fiction, propelling, for example, Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise, but its study is also a burgeoning branch of modern science. Fraser, a physicist at the CERN European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva, here offers a thoughtful, no-nonsense account of the strange world of antimatter … Written for the serious layperson, Fraser's absorbing narrative … imparts a keen sense of the colorful personalities involved, and of their thought processes and discoveries, without ever introducing maths or burdensome technical detail.' Publishers Weekly, 'I read Gordon Fraser's new book, Antimatter: the Ultimate Mirror, with awe and envy ... [he] has done an excellent job in making the arcane accessible, in a style that suggests adventure novel rather than dry scientific text. If more scientists could write like this, I dare say more would be understandable.' David Myton, Education Review
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
530
Table Of Content
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.
Synopsis
In 1928 the physicist Paul Dirac predicted the existence of antimatter in a mirror world, where the electrical charges on particles would be opposite to those of ordinary matter. This mirror world is found, fleetingly, at the quantum level, with positrons the counterpart of electrons, and antiprotons the opposite of protons. 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., 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 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.
LC Classification Number
QC173.3 .F73 2000
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