Forces of Nature
P. C. W. Davies(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 31. July 1986
Book
Hardback
181 pages
978-0-521-30933-2 (ISBN)
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Description
This is a new edition of Paul Davies' very highly regarded text on high-energy particle physics aimed at the scientifically educated general reader. Since the appearance of the first edition in 1979 there have been many major developments in the field, and the author has taken this opportunity to bring the text completely up to date. Paul Davies includes details of one of the most significant of these developments, the experimental discovery in 1983 of the W and Z intermediate vector bosons, and discusses the implications for the eventual unification of the four forces of nature. In addition to this, the discovery of the top and bottom quarks, the details and predictions of modern grand unified theories (GUTs), and the application of the results of high-energy physics to studies of the very early universe are all included.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 247 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-30933-2 (9780521309332)
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Forces of Nature
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07/1986
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P. C. W. Davies
Forces of Nature
Book
07/1986
2nd Edition
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Preface; 1. forces and fields; 2. The structure of matter; 3. Inside the nucleus; 4. Nuclear forces; 5. Symmetry in the microworld; 6. The road to unification; Index.