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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