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Antimatter

By Gordon Fraser

Antimatter Natural Sciences

Antimatter

By Gordon Fraser

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Description
In 1928 the physicist Paul Dirac predicted the existence of antimatter in a mirror world, where the electrical charges on particles would be opposite to those of ordinary matter. This mirror world is found, fleetingly, at the quantum level, with positrons the counterpart of electrons, and antiprotons the opposite of protons. This book introduces the world of antimatter without using technical language or equations. The author shows how the quest for symmetry in physics slowly revealed the properties of antimatter. When large particle accelerators came on line, the antimatter debris of collisions provided new clues on its properties. This is a fast-paced and lucid account of how science fiction became fact.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
222
Release Date:
2000-05-18
Publication Date:
2015-03-02
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0521652529
ISBN13:
9780521652520
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
502 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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