Higgs: The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle' by Baggott, Jim

Higgs: The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle'

The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So what is...
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Higgs: The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle' by Baggott, Jim

Higgs: The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle'

€35,79

Higgs: The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle'

€35,79
Author: Jim Baggott
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So what is this particle called the Higgs boson? Why does it matter so much? What does this "God particle" tells us about the Universe? And was finding it really worth all the effort?

The short answer is yes, and there was much at stake: our basic model for the building blocks of the Universe, the Standard Model, would have been in tatters if there was no Higgs particle. The Higgs field had been proposed as the way in which particles gain mass - a fundamental property of matter. Little wonder the hunt and discovery have produced such intense media interest.

Here, Jim Baggott explains the science behind the discovery, looking at how the concept of a Higgs field was invented, how it is part of the Standard Model, and its implications on our understanding of all mass in the Universe.


Author: Jim Baggott
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 09/06/2012
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780199603497


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/17/2012
Choice 04/01/2013

About the Author

Jim Baggott is a freelance science writer. He was a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Reading but left to pursue a business career, where he first worked with Shell International Petroleum Company and then as an independent business consultant and trainer. His many books include Atomic: The First War of Physics (Icon, 2009), Beyond Measure: Modern Physics, Philosophy and the Meaning of Quantum Theory (OUP, 2003), A Beginner's Guide to Reality (Penguin, 2005), and A Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments (OUP, 2010).



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