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02979aam a2200373Ii 4500 001 58DC6628527411EC8E4D38A14AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211201010015 008 201215s2021 sz a b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 3030677907 020 $a 9783030677909 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OHX $d BDX $d FTX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SILO 100 1 $a Gato-Rivera, Beatriz, $e author. 245 10 $a Antimatter : $b what it is and why it's important in physics and everyday life / $c Beatriz Gato-Rivera. 264 1 $a Cham : $b Springer, $c [2021] 300 $a xvi, 296 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 500 $a "This book is a substantially extended and updated version of the Spanish book Antimateria, published in October 2018 by the Editorial CSIC/Los Libros de la Catarata"--Preface. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a Antimatter is one of the most fascinating aspects of Particle Physics, and matter-antimatter annihilation the most energetic process in the universe. If they existed, everyday objects made of antimatter would look exactly like those made of ordinary matter, as would antimatter stars. We live surrounded by antimatter, since showers of matter and antimatter particles fall incessantly on the Earth's surface, some of them penetrating our buildings. Furthermore, many things around us - bananas, for example - actually emit antielectrons. This book first introduces the essentials of particle physics and the nature of particles and antiparticles. It describes the discovery of antimatter particles and explains how they are produced, where they are found, and how antistars could be spotted; it also introduces cosmic rays, particle accelerators, dark matter, dark energy and nuclear reactions in stars. The enigma of the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the Universe is discussed as are the very real applications of antimatter in hospitals, in industry and in cutting-edge research and technology, Non-specialist readers will find here a wealth of fascinating and accessible information to deepen their appreciation of antimatter. 505 0 $a Antimatter versus Matter -- Antimatter Versus Dark Matter and Dark Energy -- Discovering Antimatter -- Cosmic Rays -- Particle Physics Accelerators -- Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry -- Experiments with Antiatoms -- Medical and Technological Applications of Antimatter. 650 0 $a Antimatter. 650 0 $a Physics. 650 0 $a Particles (Nuclear physics) 650 0 $a Quantum field theory. 650 0 $a Cosmology. 650 7 $a Antimatter. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00810566 650 7 $a Cosmology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00880600 650 7 $a Particles (Nuclear physics) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01054130 650 7 $a Physics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01063025 650 7 $a Quantum field theory. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01085105 941 $a 1 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20211201010549.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=58DC6628527411EC8E4D38A14AECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search