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Author:

Lincoln, Don.

Title:

Understanding the universe : from quarks to the cosmos / Don Lincoln.

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Publisher:

World Scientific,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xxvi, 567 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Particles (Nuclear physics)--Popular works.
Cosmology--Popular works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-533) and index. Previous ed.: 2004.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Early History -- 2.The Path to Knowledge (History of Particle Physics) -- 3.Quarks and Leptons -- 4.Forces: What Holds It All Together -- 5.Hunting for the Higgs -- 6.Accelerators and Detectors: Tools of the Trade -- 7.Near Term Mysteries -- 8.Exotic Physics (The Next Frontier) -- 9.Recreating the Universe 10,000,000 Times a Second -- 10.Epilogue: Why Do We Do It?.

ISBN:

9814374458 (pbk.)
9789814374453 (pbk.) :
981437444X (hbk.)
9789814374446 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)768072916

LCCN:

2012405444

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)