LEADER 03089nam 22006732 450 001 9910781988503321 005 20151005020624.0 010 $a1-107-22110-2 010 $a1-139-09760-1 010 $a1-283-34187-5 010 $a1-139-10344-X 010 $a9786613341877 010 $a0-511-79244-1 010 $a1-139-10098-X 010 $a1-139-10164-1 010 $a1-139-09895-0 010 $a1-139-09964-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000056390 035 $a(EBL)803135 035 $a(OCoLC)769342133 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000535373 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11375478 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000535373 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10536486 035 $a(PQKB)11257783 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511792441 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC803135 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL803135 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10502723 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL334187 035 $a(PPN)261337874 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000056390 100 $a20100622d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aConstructing reality $equantum theory and particle physics /$fJohn Marburger$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 287 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-00483-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. The nature of things -- 2. Matter and motion in space and time -- 3. Reality large and small -- 4. The language of nature -- 5. More is different -- 6. The machinery of particle discovery -- 7. The Standard Model -- 8. The proliferation of matter -- Epilogue: beneath reality -- Appendix: how quantum mechanics is used. 330 $aQuestions of the fundamental nature of matter continue to inspire and engage our imagination. However, the exciting new concepts of strings, supersymmetry and exotic matter build on ideas that are well known to physicists but mysterious and puzzling to people outside of these research fields. Covering key conceptual developments from the last century, this book provides a background to the bold ideas and challenges faced by physicists today. Quantum theory and the Standard Model of particles are explained with minimal mathematics, and advanced topics, such as gauge theory and quantum field theory, are put into context. With concise, lucid explanations, this book is an essential guide to the world of particle physics. 606 $aQuantum theory 606 $aParticles (Nuclear physics) 615 0$aQuantum theory. 615 0$aParticles (Nuclear physics) 676 $a530.12 686 $aUB 7000$2rvk 700 $aMarburger$b John H$g(John Harmen),$cIII,$f1941-2011,$01551949 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781988503321 996 $aConstructing reality$93811679 997 $aUNINA