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Who cares about particle physics? : making sense of the Higgs boson, Large Hadron Collider and CERN /

'Who Cares About Particle Physics?' explains in clear terms for non-specialists what is happening at CERN, a European laboratory conducting research into particle physics, located near Geneva. It starts from the basics to build a solid understanding of the relevance of current research in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gagnon, Pauline (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
European Council for Nuclear Research.
European Council for Nuclear Research
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Higgs bosons.
Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland)
Elementary Particles
Particules (Physique nucléaire)
Bosons de Higgs.
Grand collisionneur de hadrons (France et Suisse)
particle physics.
Higgs bosons
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Who Cares About Particle Physics?' explains in clear terms for non-specialists what is happening at CERN, a European laboratory conducting research into particle physics, located near Geneva. It starts from the basics to build a solid understanding of the relevance of current research in the field and its ongoing significance.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (colour)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191826269
019182626X