The perfect wave : with neutrinos at the boundary of space and time /
Heinrich Päs.
Bok Engelsk 2014 Heinrich Päs,· Populærvitenskap
| Omfang | X, 295 sider : : illustrasjoner, kart ;
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| Opplysninger | Dawn patrol in Honolulu -- Eleusis, Pato, magic mushrooms -- Quantum physics : the multiverse of parmenides -- Black dots on a white background : the particle world -- Beyond the desert : symmetries and unification -- From symmetry breaking to supersymmetry -- Birth of an outlaw : the neutrino -- Nuclear decays a thousand meters underground -- New physics is falling from the skies -- Cosmic connections -- Neutrinos : key to the universe -- Extra dimensions, strings, and branes -- Einstein's heritage : what is time? -- How to build a time machine -- Against Hawking and the timekeepers -- Into the wilderness of the terascale -- Epilogue : major tom and the singing Socrates.. - "The Perfect Wave is interesting and entertaining science writing. Very few books on modern physics begin with surfing and the Eleusinian mysteries, but somehow this one grabs the reader's interest and keeps it. The work falls roughly into three parts. The first third is a gentle but sophisticated introduction to modern particle physics. The second part discusses neutrino physics, an exciting research area where particle physics and astrophysics meet. The last third of the book deals with current speculative ideas in theoretical particle physics related to neutrino physics, including string theory, extra dimensions, and the nature of time. Overall, Päs (TU Dortmund Univ., Germany) does a nice job of treading the ground between established and leading-edge science. The chapter on the author's own research provides a nice, rare, behind-the-scenes picture of modern research. Päs does emphasize the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics at the expense of competing interpretations, but this is a minor issue. The ideal reader would have some background in science. Both undergraduate science and engineering majors and well-informed laypeople will enjoy this work."
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| ISBN | 0674725018 (hbk. : alk. paper). - 9780674725010
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