In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter but almost no antimatter? The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe--but then something odd happened. Matter won out over antimatter; had it not, the universe today would be dark and barren. But how and when did this occur? In The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter , Helen Quinn and Yossi Nir guide readers into the ...
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In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter but almost no antimatter? The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe--but then something odd happened. Matter won out over antimatter; had it not, the universe today would be dark and barren. But how and when did this occur? In The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter , Helen Quinn and Yossi Nir guide readers into the very heart of this mystery--and along the way offer an exhilarating grand tour of cutting-edge physics.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 278 p. Contains: Figures. Science Essentials, 9. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2007934402 Type of material Book Personal name Quinn, Helen R. Main title The mystery of the missing antimatter / Helen R. Quinn and Yossi Nir; illustrations by Ruru Modan. Published/Created Princeton, N.J.; Woodstock, Oxfordshire [England]: Princeton University Press, c2008. Description xii, 278 p. : ill.; 23 cm. ISBN 9780691133096 (alk. paper) 0691133093 LC classification QC173.3. Q856 2008 Portion of title Missing antimatter Related names Nir, Yossi. Contents Constant physics in an evolving universe--As the universe expands--What is antimatter? --Enter neutrinos--Mesons--Through the looking glass--Through the looking antiglass--The survival of matter--Enter quarks--Energy rules--Symmetry rules--Standard model gauge symmetries--A missing piece--It still doesn't work! --Tools of the trade--Searching for clues--Speculations--Neutrino surprises--Following the new clue. Subjects Antimatter--Popular works. Particles (Nuclear physics)--Popular works. Cosmology--Popular works. Notes Includes index. Series Science essentials Science essentials (Princeton, N.J. ) Dewey class no. 530 National bib no. GBA781607 National bib agency no. 014057165 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn174129995
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