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The edge of physics : a journey to Earth's extremes to unlock the secrets of the universe / Anil Ananthaswamy.

By: Publication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.Description: 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780618884681
  • 0618884688
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530 22
LOC classification:
  • QC24.5 .A53 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Monks and astronomers -- The experiment that detects nothing -- Little neutral ones -- The Paranal light quartet -- Fire, rock, and ice -- Three thousand eyes in the Karoo -- Antimatter over Antarctica -- Einstein meets quantum physics at the South Pole -- The heart of the matter -- Whispers from other universes -- Appendix I. The standard model of particle physics -- Appendix II. From the Big Bang to now : the standard model of cosmology.
Summary: Ananthaswamy weaves together stories about the people and places at the heart of today's research in physics, while beautifully explaining the problems that scientists are trying to solve. In so doing, he provides a unique portrait of the universe and our quest to understand it.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks QC24.5 .A53 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001157873

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-297) and index.

Monks and astronomers -- The experiment that detects nothing -- Little neutral ones -- The Paranal light quartet -- Fire, rock, and ice -- Three thousand eyes in the Karoo -- Antimatter over Antarctica -- Einstein meets quantum physics at the South Pole -- The heart of the matter -- Whispers from other universes -- Appendix I. The standard model of particle physics -- Appendix II. From the Big Bang to now : the standard model of cosmology.

Ananthaswamy weaves together stories about the people and places at the heart of today's research in physics, while beautifully explaining the problems that scientists are trying to solve. In so doing, he provides a unique portrait of the universe and our quest to understand it.

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