Quarks, Leptons and The Big Bang, Second Edition

by Jonathan Allday

Overview

Quarks, Leptons and The Big Bang is a clear, readable and self-contained introduction to particle physics and related areas of cosmology. It bridges the gap between non-technical popular accounts and textbooks for advanced students. The book concentrates on presenting the subject from the modern perspective of quarks, leptons and the forces between them. This book will be of interest to students, teachers and general science readers interested in fundamental ideas of modern physics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750308069
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/28/2001
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	442
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.10(d)

Editorial Reviews

Quarks, Leptons and the Big Bang is a great guidebook for anyone who wants to take a stroll through the fantastic scenery of modern particle physics and cosmology. By the end of the trip, you'll understand an awful lot about what you saw on the way.

The Observatory

Jonathan Allday's clearly written and well produced Quarks, Leptons and the Big Bang will be warmly welcomed by a number of general science readers, and should also find a place in all school and college libraries...should be seriously considered as recommended supplementary reading by those university lecturers teaching specialized courses on particle physics who think that their students might benefit from a simple non-mathematical overview of the subject.

Physics Education

Allday (King's School, Canterbury) links objects and forces much smaller than atoms with the origin of the universe. His treatment is a bit too technical to be popular, but less so than a textbook: he assumes readers to be familiar with energy, momentum, force, and mathematics at an advanced undergraduate level. He has updated the 1998 edition with recent results at CERN, and tilted the balance a bit more towards cosmology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)