A Tour of the Subatomic Zoo: A Guide to Particle Physics

by Cindy Schwarz

Book Overview

This popular book introduces the ideas, terminology, and techniques of high-energy physics. Insights into the structure of matter from the atom down to the quark are made accessible to readers who have no physics background. "With hardly a mathematical formula, Ms. Schwarz clearly explains the language and much of the substance of elementary particle physics." -FROM THE INTRODUCTION BY STANLEY GLASHOW, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, NOBEL LAUREATE

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563966174
• ISBN13: 9781563966170
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: American Institute of Physics
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 10.9"