Quarks, Leptons and the Big Bang -

Jonathan Allday

Taylor & Francis

2002

425 páginas

14h 10m

ISBN-13: 9780750308069

Quarks, Leptons and The Big Bang is a clear, readable and self-contained introduction to particle physics and related areas of cosmology. It bridges the gap between non-technical popular accounts and textbooks for advanced students. The book concentrates on presenting the subject from the modern perspective of quarks, lepton and the forces between them. This approach enables readers to grasp the essential concepts more easily than the traditional historical approach involving the complex interactions of hadrons. It then moves on to apply these ideas to the modern theory of cosmology. This second edition brings the reader right up to date with results established over the last fez years, especially in cosmology. Necessary background material on relativity and quantum mechanics is included but advanced mathematics is avoided. The book assumes a knowledge of physics to roughly senior secondary school level. This book will be of interest to students, teachers and general science readers interested in fundamental ideas of modern physics.