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The elusive neutrino : a subatomic detective story
- Title
- The elusive neutrino : a subatomic detective story / Nickolas Solomey.
- Author
- Solomey, Nickolas.
- Publication
- New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman and Co., ©1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QC793.5.N42 S658 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 206 pages : illustrations (some color), color map; 25 cm
- Summary
- "In The Elusive Neutrino: A Subatomic Detective Story, University of Chicago physicist Nickolas Solomey takes his readers through the mind-bending world of particle physics, using research involving neutrinos as a navigational tool. Solomey's discussion spans the history of particle physics from the discovery of radioactivity to present theoretical speculation about the mass and origin of elementary particles. He describes the scientific principles relevant to the neutrino search through the efforts of the scientists who discovered them, sharing their fears and triumphs and making The Elusive Neutrino a human story in addition to a scientific one. He also powerfully demonstrates the synergy of experiment and theory that drives modern science."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Scientific American Library, 1040-3213 ; no. 65
- Uniform Title
- Scientific American Library series ; no. 65.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. The Elusive Neutrino -- 2. Cosmology and the Neutrino Mass -- 3. Where Have All the Right-Handed Neutrinos Gone! -- 4. Directly Observing the Neutrino -- 5. Additional Neutrinos and Strange Matter, Origins Unknown -- 6. Can the Neutrino Be Its Own Antiparticle? -- 7. Toward a Unified Theory of Electro-weak Interactions -- 8. Exploring the Universe with a Neutrino Telescope -- 9. Determining the Number of Neutrino Flavors -- 10. Investigating the Unanswered Questions of the Microcosm.
- ISBN
- 0716750805
- 9780716750802
- LCCN
- 96054844
- OCLC
- ocm36188458
- 36188458
- SCSB-2122113
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library