The Wizard of Quarks: A Fantasy of Particle Physics - Rilegato

Gilmore, Robert

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ISBN 10: 0387950710 ISBN 13: 9780387950716

Casa editrice: Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2000

Riassunto

Get ready to take another fantastic journey with physicist and author Robert Gilmore, this time with Dorothy, following the yellow building block road through the land of the Wizard of Quarks. Using characters and situations based on the universally known story, The Wizard of Oz, we learn along the way about the fascinating world of particle physics. Classes of particles, from quarks to leptons are shown in ab atomic garden, where atoms and molecules are produced; see how Dorothy, The Tin Geek, and the Cowardly Lion experience the bizarre world of subatomic particles. Thousands of readers who were delighted by the adventures and science content of "Alice in Quantumland" are in for another treat, with the prose and illustrations of Robert Gilmore.

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"Gilmore is keenly aware that his field often proves daunting for those on the outside looking in. To counter this problem, he commandeers children¿s stories to help impart the concepts that drive modern physics." SCIENCE NEWS

 

Contenuti

1.The Witch of Mass;2. The Observant Scarecrow; 3.The Tin Geek; 4.The Confident Lion; 5. The Atomic Garden; 6. The Seed at the Heart of the World 7. In the Kingdom of CERN; 8. The Field of the Weave of Light; 9. The Wizard of Quarks; 10. The Plaza of the Immortals; 11. A Weak Old Woman; 12. The Higgs of Maskervilles

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Springer-Verlag GmbH
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0387950710
• ISBN 13: 9780387950716
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 202
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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