The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter.

The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter.

In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter but almost no antimatter? The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe--but then, something...

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Main Author: Quinn, Helen R.
Other Authors: Nir, Yossi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.))
Subjects:
Antimatter > Popular works.
Cosmology > Popular works.
Particles (Nuclear physics) > Popular works.
Antimatter
Cosmology
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Popular works
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Ackonwledgments; 1. Prelude: The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter; 2. Constant Physics in an Evolving Universe; 3. As the Universe Expands; 4. What Is Antimatter?; 5. Enter Neutrinos; 6. Mesons; 7. Through the Looking Glass; 8. Through the Looking Antiglass; 9. The Survival of Matter; 10. Enter Quarks; 11. Energy Rules; 12. Symmetry Rules; 13. Standard Model Gauge Symmetries; 14. A Missing Piece; 15. It Still Doesn't Work!; 16. Tools of the Trade; 17. Searching for Clues; 18. Speculations; 19. Neutrino Surprises; 20. Following the New Clues; 21. Finale.
  • Appendix: A Timeline of Particle Physics and CosmologyIndex.

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