The Resource The edge of physics : a journey to Earth's extremes to unlock the secrets of the universe, Anil Ananthaswamy
The edge of physics : a journey to Earth's extremes to unlock the secrets of the universe, Anil Ananthaswamy
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- Summary
- Ananthaswamy weaves together stories about the people and places at the heart of today's research in physics, while beautifully explaining the problems that scientists are trying to solve. In so doing, he provides a unique portrait of the universe and our quest to understand it
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (322 pages
- Contents
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- Monks and astronomers
- The experiment that detects nothing
- Little neutral ones
- The Paranal light quartet
- Fire, rock, and ice
- Three thousand eyes in the Karoo
- Antimatter over Antarctica
- Einstein meets quantum physics at the South Pole
- The heart of the matter
- Whispers from other universes
- Appendix I. The standard model of particle physics
- Appendix II. From the Big Bang to now : the standard model of cosmology
- Label
- The edge of physics : a journey to Earth's extremes to unlock the secrets of the universe
- Title
- The edge of physics
- Title remainder
- a journey to Earth's extremes to unlock the secrets of the universe
- Statement of responsibility
- Anil Ananthaswamy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Ananthaswamy weaves together stories about the people and places at the heart of today's research in physics, while beautifully explaining the problems that scientists are trying to solve. In so doing, he provides a unique portrait of the universe and our quest to understand it
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ananthaswamy, Anil
- Dewey number
- 530
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC24.5
- LC item number
- .A53 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Physics
- Label
- The edge of physics : a journey to Earth's extremes to unlock the secrets of the universe, Anil Ananthaswamy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-297) and index
- Contents
- Monks and astronomers -- The experiment that detects nothing -- Little neutral ones -- The Paranal light quartet -- Fire, rock, and ice -- Three thousand eyes in the Karoo -- Antimatter over Antarctica -- Einstein meets quantum physics at the South Pole -- The heart of the matter -- Whispers from other universes -- Appendix I. The standard model of particle physics -- Appendix II. From the Big Bang to now : the standard model of cosmology
- Extent
- 1 online resource (322 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1033591239
- Label
- The edge of physics : a journey to Earth's extremes to unlock the secrets of the universe, Anil Ananthaswamy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-297) and index
- Contents
- Monks and astronomers -- The experiment that detects nothing -- Little neutral ones -- The Paranal light quartet -- Fire, rock, and ice -- Three thousand eyes in the Karoo -- Antimatter over Antarctica -- Einstein meets quantum physics at the South Pole -- The heart of the matter -- Whispers from other universes -- Appendix I. The standard model of particle physics -- Appendix II. From the Big Bang to now : the standard model of cosmology
- Extent
- 1 online resource (322 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1033591239
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