The Neutrino Hunters

The Chase for the Ghost Particle and the Secrets of the Universe

Ray Jayawardhana (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2014
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
978-1-78074-326-4 (ISBN)

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From the dawn of quantum physics to faster-than-light travel, the story of the maverick science sleuths who invented - and found - the neutrino

Before the Higgs boson, there was a maddening search for another particle – the ghostly neutrino. First detected in 1956, its fleeting appearances have teased answers to many mysteries: How did the Big Bang happen? Why is antimatter so rare? What might dark matter be made of? And could faster-than-light travel be possible, overturning Einstein’s theory of special relativity?

But the quest for the neutrino also encompasses adventure, from Cold War defections and extra dimensions to mile-deep holes in the Antarctic ice and a troubled genius who disappeared without a trace. With The Neutrino Hunters, renowned astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana delivers a thrilling detective story of revolutionary science.

Ray Jayawardhana is a professor and the Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics at the University of Toronto. Originally from Sri Lanka, he is a graduate of Yale and Harvard. He is the co-author of more than one hundred papers in scientific journals. His discoveries have made headlines worldwide, including in The Times, The Economist, Sydney Morning Herald, and BBC News, and have led to numerous accolades such as the Steacie Prize, the McLean Award, the Rutherford Medal, and the Radcliffe Felllowship. He is an award-winning writer whose articles have appeared in the New Scientist, Times Higher Education, and others. He is the author of Strange New Worlds.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.1.2014
Zusatzinfo	15 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Gewicht	236 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Hochenergiephysik / Teilchenphysik
ISBN-10	1-78074-326-2 / 1780743262
ISBN-13	978-1-78074-326-4 / 9781780743264
Zustand	Neuware