Antimatter

by Frank Close

Book Overview

Antimatter explores a strange mirror world, where particles have identical yet opposite properties to those that make up the familiar matter we encounter everyday; where left becomes right, positive becomes negative; and where, should matter and antimatter meet, the two annihilate in a blinding flash of energy that makes even thermonuclear explosions look feeble by comparison. It is an idea long beloved of science-fiction stories - but here, renowned...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199550166
• ISBN13: 9780199550166
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.8" x 5.4"