Antimatter

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Frank Close explores the strange mirror world of antimatter, revealing that reality is even more fascinating than the sci-fi stories suggest. Explaining the science behind one of physics' most extraordinary discoveries, he shows how, through understanding antimatter, we can shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of the universe.



Antimatter explores a strange mirror world, where particles have identical yet opposite properties to those that make up the familiar matter we encounter everyday; where left becomes right, positive becomes negative; and where, should matter and antimatter meet, the two annihilate in a blinding flash of energy that makes even thermonuclear explosions look feeble by comparison. It is an idea long beloved of science-fiction stories--but here, renowned science writer Frank Close shows that the reality of antimatter is even more fascinating than the fiction itself. We know that once, antimatter and matter existed in perfect counterbalance, and that antimatter then perpetrated a vanishing act on a cosmic scale that remains one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. Today, antimatter does not exist normally, at least on Earth, but we know that it is real for scientists are now able to make small pieces of it in particle accelerators, such as that at CERN in Geneva. Looking at the remarkable prediction of antimatter and how it grew from the meeting point of relativity and quantum theory in the early 20th century, at the discovery of the first antiparticles, at cosmic rays, annihilation, antimatter bombs, and antiworlds, Close separates the facts from the fiction about antimatter, and explains how its existence can give us profound clues about the origins and structure of the universe. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 25 oktober 2018

Aantal pagina's: 176

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Frank Close

Hoofduitgeverij: Oxford University Press

AI-gegenereerd: Nee

Editie: 2

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 129 mm

Product hoogte: 13 mm

Product lengte: 196 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 128 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 20 mm

Verpakking lengte: 192 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 409 g

eWaste: Nee

EAN: 9780198831914

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