Ghost Particle: In Search of the Elusive and Mysterious Neutrino

by James Riordon and Alan Chodos

The fascinating story of science in pursuit of the ghostly, ubiquitous subatomic particle--the neutrino.

Isaac Asimov is said to have observed of the neutrino: "The only reason scientists suggested its existence was their need to make calculations come out even. And yet the nothing-particle was not a nothing at all." In fact, as one of the most enigmatic and most populous particles in the universe--about 100 trillion are flying through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026204787X
• ISBN13: 9780262047876
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"