The Eightfold Way [Paperback]

Murray Gell-mann (Author), Yuval Ne'eman (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0738202991 | ISBN-13: 978-0738202990 | Publication Date: September 5, 2000 | Edition: 1

This monograph presents thirty research papers dealing with the classification of strongly interacting particles and their interaction according to the eightfold way. In each chapter the authors' commentary introduces the reprints.

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A pioneer in the field of subatomic physics, Murray Gell-Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1969 for his quark theory of matter. Gell-Mann coined the term "quark" after the discovery of some 100 particles within the atomic nucleus. He is currently Professor and Co-Chairman of the Science Board of the Santa Fe Institute, where his recent research has focused on complex adaptive systems. He is the author of The Quark and the Jaguar and The Eightfold Way, and lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press; 1 edition (September 5, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738202991
• ISBN-13: 978-0738202990
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,265,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Universe in 8ths, March 31, 2001

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This review is from: The Eightfold Way (Paperback)

Particle Physics from one of only a handful whom understand them. Murray Gell-Mann does an excellent job of describing the very physics in which he pioneered; this is a most read for any physicist.