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Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions Book 109) by Close, Frank (Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College) is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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In Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction, best-selling author Frank Close provides a compelling and lively introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. The book begins with a guide to what matter is made up of and how it evolved, and goes on to describe thefascinating and cutting-edge techniques used to study it. The author discusses particles such as quarks, electrons, and the neutrino, and exotic matter and antimatter. He also investigates the forces of nature, accelerators and detectors, and the intriguing future of particle physics. This book isessential reading for general readers interested in popular science, students of physics, and scientists at all levels.About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundredsof key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
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- Author
- Close, Frank (Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College)
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford;Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780192804341
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Fiction, Physics, Science
- Rating
- 3.96 / 5 (533 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Particle Physics (2004)
- Particle Physics : a Very Short Introduction (2004)
- Nothing : a very short introduction,Close, F. E,Oxford University Press (2009)
- Particle Physics : a Very Short Introduction (2012)
- Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions Book 109) (2004)
- Planets : a Very Short Introduction (2010)
- Nothing: A Very Short Introduction (2009)
- Particle Physics : a Very Short Introduction (2010)
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