Bibliograph

The theory of almost everything, the Standard Model, the unsung triumph of modern physics, Robert Oerter

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The theory of almost everything, the Standard Model, the unsung triumph of modern physics, Robert Oerter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-317) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The theory of almost everything

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Robert Oerter

Sub title

the Standard Model, the unsung triumph of modern physics

Table Of Contents

The first unifications -- Einstein's relativity and Noether's theorem -- The end of the world as we know it -- (Im) probabilities -- The bizarre reality of QED -- Feynman's particles, Schwinger's fields -- Welcome to the subatomic zoo -- The color of quarks -- The weakest link -- The standard model, at last -- The edge of physics -- New dimensions -- Appendix A: -- Quarks and the eightfold way -- Appendix B: Asymptotic freedom -- Appendix C: Interactions of the standard model

Target audience

adult

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