The Particle at the End of the Universe: The Hunt for the Higgs and the Discovery of a New World: Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize - Rilegato

Sean Carroll

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ISBN 10: 1780742320 ISBN 13: 9781780742328

Casa editrice: Oneworld Publications, 2012

Riassunto

Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books A Best Science Book of the Year for the Guardian, Financial Times, and New Scientist It was the universe's most elusive particle, the linchpin for everything scientists dreamed up to explain how physics works. It had to be found. But projects as big as CERN's Large Hadron Collider don't happen without incredible risks - or occasional skulduggery. In the definitive account of the greatest science story of our time, acclaimed physicist Sean Carroll reveals the insights, rivalry, and wonder that fuelled the Higgs discovery, and takes us on a riveting and irresistible ride to the very edge of physics today.

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In this superb book, Sean Carroll provides a fascinating and lucid look at the most mysterious and important particle in nature, and the experiment that revealed it. Anyone with an interest in physics should read this, and join him in examining the new worlds of physics to which this discovery may lead. --Leonard Mlodinow, author of the international bestseller The Drunkard s Walk

Carroll tells the story of the particle that everyone has heard of but few of us actually understand. After you read this book an enticing cocktail of personal anecdote, clever analogy, and a small dose of mind-bending theory you will truly grasp why the Higgs boson has been sought after for so long by so many. Carroll is a believer in big science asking big questions and his beliefs are infectious and inspiring. --Morgan Freeman, actor and executive producer of Through the Wormhole

The science is authoritative, yet bold and lively. The narrative is richly documented, yet full of human drama. Carroll's saga pulls you aboard a modern voyage of discovery. --Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate in Physics

L'autore:

Sean Carroll is the author of the critically acclaimed From Eternity to Here and a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology. After receiving his PhD from Harvard, he pursued his research at MIT, the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Santa Barbara, and the University of Chicago, and his papers on dark matter, dark energy, the physics of extra dimensions, and alternative theories of gravity have been widely praised and published in peer-reviewed journals, including Nature. He is also a co-founder of Cosmic Variance (cosmicvariance.com), named one of the top five science blogs by Nature, and a TV presenter.

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• Editore: Oneworld Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780742320
• ISBN 13: 9781780742328
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 352