The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter

Zusatztext "Two distinguished physicists, Quinn and Nir trace in some detail both the history of modern particle physics and its relation to cosmology. Even though the text is free from equations, the authors clearly explain the details of the theories presented and their development. The logic and the meaning of the connections among the ideas make it interesting and challenging….This is a fine book that belongs in college libraries." ---K. L. Schick, emeritus, Union College (NY), for, CHOICE Zusammenfassung In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter but almost no antimatter? The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe—but then something odd happened. Matter won out over antimatter; had it not, the universe today would be dark and barren. But how and when did this occur? In The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter , Helen Quinn and Yossi Nir guide readers into the very heart of this mystery—and along the way offer an exhilarating grand tour of cutting-edge physics.

Product details

• Authors: Yossi Nir, Helen R. Quinn
• Assisted by: Rutu Modan (Illustration)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2007
• EAN: 9780691133096
• ISBN: 978-0-691-13309-6
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 242 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Science Essentials
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy