ustickfish:
Compact size and concise descriptions highly informative.
Canada on Jan 13, 2021
Cheshire cat:
The best introduction to particle physics. He book has some detailed images and diagrams for readers. A short book to the amazing side of atoms and physics.
India on Sep 09, 2020
marre68:
Demasiado delgada la cadena.
Spain on Dec 07, 2019
Stirling English:
An excellent book. As a one-time chemist my scientific background is in atoms and molecules and I'd paid no heed to the smaller components of matter.
Prof Close provides a good overview of the subject at an accessible level. I think I understand more about this subject than before. Which was exactly what I wanted.
United Kingdom on Oct 24, 2017
Metallurgist:
This is indeed a very short introduction (129 pages of text), but it is also very informative. The book introduces particle physics from the standpoint of experimental evidence, without recourse to any theory. Thus, there are plenty or bubble chamber photographs, but no mention of group theory or even quantum mechanics. I recommend this book to anyone interested in a highly readable overview of particle physics.
What is in the book -
The book focuses on the particles, protons, neutrons and electrons that make up our physical world, and the quarks that make up protons and neutrons. The book also covers photons and the different types of neutrinos, plus mesons and muons. While not the focus of the book, it also discusses the forms of matter found at high energies in accelerator experiments – the different types of quarks (the strange and charm, top and bottom) as well as the up and down quarks that make up protons and neutrons. Anti particles are discusses as are the possibilities of supersymmetric particles. There is also a brief mention of the Higgs field and the Higgs Boson. Gluons are mentioned, but not the fact that there are different...
United States on Oct 11, 2015
Roger Doger:
Frank is a great writer and scientist. He gives good simple explanations of the subject without resorting to a series of formulas. He starts off by explaining atoms. They are not like what we learned in school as miniature solar systems. They are a cloud of electrons around a very very tiny nucleus, with a tremendous amount of nothing between. He describes in detail Baryons - Protons and Neutrons; Mesons - Quarks and Anti quarks. Later things get a bit heady when he describes Sparticles, Strangeness, Baryon Resonance, Leptons, Rho, Omega Phi, Pion, Etas, and Charm Quarks. (But hang in there, it gets better.) He then goes into how atoms were built up from the big bang. Finally the subjects at the end cover, Super-symmetry, Mass and the Higgs, Quark Gluon Plasma, Antimatter and Matter and Future questions. He truly explains things with understandable language.
United States on Aug 06, 2014
David Milliern:
As far as the "A Very Short Introduction" goes, this book is a little bit of an outlier. It lacks the novel approach that we tend to see in the series, which encourages us to buy them. Despite that minor oddity, Close's "Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction" is a wonderful member of the series, because it doesn't derive its value from the novelty that typifies Oxford University Press's series. The value of this work comes from the incredibly potent condensation of material that comprises it. In recently doing a survey of basic particle physics literature, I read a number of books, a number of them introductory, and I was surprised to find that the information presented in this book still had a few bits and pieces that the others missed. Therefore, if you are in the business of wanting to know quite a bit of the basics of particle physics, but without fluff, this book is the way to go. Also, the historical treatment is rather satisfying, insofar as developing a context for the scientific content.
Presentation may be an issue for some, as Close gives a just-the-facts-ma'am approach. If you are looking for an introduction is a little less stodgy...
United States on Nov 16, 2012
| Particle Physics: An Essential Primer for the 5th Edition | Quantum Mechanics: A Comprehensive Introduction to Theoretical Principles | Understanding Quantum Mechanics: A Theoretical Minimum Introduction | |
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| Total Reviews | 12 reviews | 49 reviews | 49 reviews |
| Molecular Physics (Books) | Molecular Physics | ||
| Best Sellers Rank | #44 in Particle Physics #98 in Molecular Physics #29,592 in Unknown | #230 in Science for Kids #689 in Quantum Theory #30,153 in Unknown | |
| Language | English | English | |
| Paperback | 160 pages | ||
| ISBN-13 | 978-0192804341 | 978-0465036677 | |
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| ISBN-10 | 0192804340 | 0465036678 | |
| Particle Physics | Particle Physics | ||
| Publisher | Oxford University Press; 1st edition | Basic Books; 2nd Edition | |
| Dimensions | 6.84 x 4.38 x 0.39 inches | 5.75 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches | |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | 1.08 pounds | |
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I like the comprehensive way of describing physics and experimental devices used to study it without getting too deep into details. A reader can follow, how the field and instrumentation have evolved.
The book will inspire the reader to go deeper and read more about the topic they are interested in. For example, I'm going to read more about CP violation and Chiral Effective Field Theory.
Germany on Aug 21, 2023