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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Timothy Paul SmithPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.028kg ISBN: 9780691122410ISBN 10: 0691122415 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 27 March 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsSmith gives us a series of extremely readable and well-chosen analogies to explain the science. His relaxed style makes for an enjoyable read... [A] useful addition to the popular literature on particle physics. -- Alan Martin, New Scientist Hidden Worlds is a satisfying account of the physics of quarks... Smith, a practicing nuclear physicist, conveys a clear picture of contemporary research and gives a well-articulated perspective from which to view modern nuclear and particle physics. Particularly noteworthy is the fine balance between the discussions of theory and experiment... Although the science background needed to understand the material is slight, this is a rather more sophisticated book than many popular accounts of modern physics... A thoughtful book for undergraduates or interested laypersons. -- Choice Smith gives us a series of extremely readable and well-chosen analogies to explain the science. His relaxed style makes for an enjoyable read... [A] useful addition to the popular literature on particle physics. -- Alan Martin New Scientist Hidden Worlds is a satisfying account of the physics of quarks... Smith, a practicing nuclear physicist, conveys a clear picture of contemporary research and gives a well-articulated perspective from which to view modern nuclear and particle physics. Particularly noteworthy is the fine balance between the discussions of theory and experiment... Although the science background needed to understand the material is slight, this is a rather more sophisticated book than many popular accounts of modern physics... A thoughtful book for undergraduates or interested laypersons. Choice Author InformationTimothy Paul Smith is Assistant Research Professor at Dartmouth College and was previously a Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bates Linear Accelerator Center. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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