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xviii, 285 pages : 23 cm "[This] is an explorer's guide to the Standard Model and the ... realms of particle physics. After shrinking us down to the size of a sub-atomic particle, ... Jon Butterworth takes us on board his research vessel for a journey in search of atoms and quarks, electrons and neutrinos, and the forces that shape the [Universe]. Step by step, we travel into the world of the unseen, discovering phenomena both weird and wonderful, from atoms to black holes and dark matter, and beyond, to the outer reaches of the cosmos and the frontiers of human knowledge."--Book jacket A note on the maps -- Prologue: The journey begins -- Expedition one: Sea legs (1. Setting sail ; 2. The ocean wave ; 3. ... Or particle? ; 4. Travelling in the quantum field) -- Expedition two: Atom land (5. Atoms ; 6. Going subatomic: the electron ; 7. Nuclear options ; 8. The source of chemistry) -- Expedition three: The Isle of Leptons and roads onwards (9. Electromagnetism ; 10. Invariance and relativity ; 11. The good ship Dirac ; 12. Spin and antimatter ; 13. The electron's overweight siblings) -- Rest stop: Gravity: a distant diversion (The weakest force ; Planes and roundabouts ; Different,
- Author
- Jonathan Butterworth
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781785150944
- Subjects
- Science, Physics, Stem
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