Quarks and Gluons: A Century of Particle Charges [Paperback]

M. Y. Han (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1999 | ISBN-10: 9810237456 | ISBN-13: 978-9810237455

The major development in atomic, nuclear particle and quark physics are presented in this text. It provides a brief history of particles, charting the discovery of electrons and photons, antimatter, atomic nuclei, strong and weak forces, and quarks and gluons. In particular, it traces the concept of "conversed charges", a phenomena that is consistently manifested in each of the developments in modern physics.

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"In his new book, the author introduces us to the world of particles ... He traces the century of progress in our search for the basic units of matter as well as those of the forces that act on it, starting from the electron and photon, the first entry in the list of elementary quantum particles, and ending up with the quarks and gluons discovered in the last decades of this century. He gives the curious layman a clear understanding of the forefront of our knowledge about the structure of matter at its deepest level." Y Nambu University of Chicago "This is a readable little book on particle physics and is aimed at those with no previous exposure to the subject ... Nevertheless, as one would expect from a leading contributor to the field, Han takes care to get things right even when using simple language, as for example in his discussion of spin." CERN Courier

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9810237456
• ISBN-13: 978-9810237455
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #718,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent view of how particle physics works, September 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Quarks and Gluons: A Century of Particle Charges (Paperback)

i have just finished reading Quarks and Gluons and thought it was terrific: clean, clear, focussed,tightly organized, at a perfect general reader level with a neat colloquial bite to the style, very informative for me with a lot of ahahs-that's -why- they- do- that- , clearly a labor of love by a major contributor in particle physics.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully accessible introduction to particle physics, September 23, 2000

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This review is from: Quarks and Gluons: A Century of Particle Charges (Paperback)

Moo Young Han, a professor at Duke, must be a great teacher, and this book gives everyone the chance to share in the excitement and wonder of particle physics. Han can make all those esoteric terms like quark, meson, lepton, and neutrino meaningful and interesting, which is no small feat. I finally understand how all the particles relate to each other and the larger universe, and enjoyed reading the book in the process.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good explanation of particle physics, March 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Quarks and Gluons: A Century of Particle Charges (Paperback)

We found this book to be excellent for those people with some scientific training or interest, to learn about particle physics. It's written in such a style that people will want to keep on reading it and not put it down.