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In Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction, best-selling author Frank Close provides a compelling and lively introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. The book begins with a guide to what matter is made up of and how it evolved, and goes on to describe the fascinating and cutting-edge techniques used to study it. The author discusses particles such as quarks, electrons, and the neutrino, and exotic matter and antimatter. He also investigates the forces of nature, accelerators and detectors, and the intriguing future of particle physics. This book is essential reading for general readers interested in popular science, students of physics, and scientists at all levels.

About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

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The ancient Greeks believed that everything is made from a few basic elements.

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  • Title Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction
  • Author Frank Close
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition International Ed
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press
  • Publication date 18 June 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780192804341 / 0192804340
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 4.4 x 6.8 x 0.4 in (11.18 x 17.27 x 1.02 cm)
  • Category Science
  • Library of Congress subjects Particles (Nuclear physics)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004049295
  • Dewey Decimal Code 539.72

About the author

Frank Close is a fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London. He has published several books, including the bestselling Lucifer's Legacy, and was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics.
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