A Tour of the Subatomic Zoo A Guide to Particle Physics [Paperback]

This popular book introduces the ideas, terminology, and techniques of high-energy physics. Insights into the structure of matter from the atom down to the quark are made accessible to readers who have no physics background.
With hardly a mathematical formula, Ms. Schwarz clearly explains the language and much of the substance of elementary particle physics. -FROM THE INTRODUCTION BY STANLEY GLASHOW, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, NOBEL LAUREATE1. Matter in the Early 20th Century; 2. Forces and Interactions; 3. A Glimpse at the Particle Zoo; 4. More Particles and Conservation Rules; 5. Simplification of the Zoo; 6. The Standard Model; 7. Particle Accelerators; 8. Particle Detectors; 9. Open Questions; Appendix

New edition updated to include new information about the Large Hadron Collider and the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, as well as the Atlas and CMS detectors

Includes new information on how accelerators are used in medical diagnosis and treatment as well as how particle physics has impacted other fields such as biology, chemistry, and computing

Discusses recent advancements on Higgs boson, string theory, supersymmetry, and ends with a treatment of open questions in the field

Includes many new diagrams and illustrations

This popular book introduces the ideas, terminology, and techniques of high-energy physics. Views of matter from the atom down to the quark are discussed historically, in language that is accessible to readers who have no physics background.US