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How to Find a Higgs Boson—and Other Big Mysteries in the World of the Very Small

Ivo van Vulpen, David McKay, Serena Oggero
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      The history of particle physics, the hunt for the most elusive particle, and the fundamental questions the search has inspired How did physicists combine talent and technology to discover the Higgs boson, the last piece in our inventory of the subatomic world? How did the Higgs change our understanding of the universe? And now, nearly a decade after its detection, what comes next? Answering these questions, Ivo van Vulpen—a CERN particle physicist and member of the team behind the detection—invites us on a journey to the frontiers of our knowledge.   Enjoy Van Vulpen’s accessible explanation of the history of particle physics and of concepts like quantum mechanics and relativity, and ponder his inquiries regarding the search for new particles (to explain dark matter), a new force (to combine the existing fundamental forces), and new phenomena (undiscovered dimensions of space). This is a lively account of work at the world’s highest‑energy particle accelerator, with inspiring personal reflections on humanity’s discoveries deeper and deeper into the world of the very small.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ivo van Vulpen, David McKay, Serena Oggero EAN: 9780300244182 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 210 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Yale University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2020-04-14 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Physics / Atomic & Molecular, SCIENCE / Scientific Instruments WIDTH: 140 cm SPINE:

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      Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques, History of science, Atomic and molecular physics

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      Ivo van Vulpen is a particle physicist working at the University of Amsterdam and at Nikhef, the Dutch National Institute on Subatomic Particles. He is a member of the ATLAS experiment at CERN.
      The history of particle physics, the hunt for the most elusive particle, and the fundamental questions the search has inspired How did physicists combine talent and technology to discover the Higgs boson, the last piece in our inventory of the subatomic world? How did the Higgs change our understanding of the universe? And now, nearly a decade after its detection, what comes next? Answering these questions, Ivo van Vulpen—a CERN particle physicist and member of the team behind the detection—invites us on a journey to the frontiers of our knowledge.   Enjoy Van Vulpen’s accessible explanation of the history of particle physics and of concepts like quantum mechanics and relativity, and ponder his inquiries regarding the search for new particles (to explain dark matter), a new force (to combine the existing fundamental forces), and new phenomena (undiscovered dimensions of space). This is a lively account of work at the world’s highest‑energy particle accelerator, with inspiring personal reflections on humanity’s discoveries deeper and deeper into the world of the very small.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ivo van Vulpen, David McKay, Serena Oggero EAN: 9780300244182 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 210 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Yale University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2020-04-14 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Physics / Atomic & Molecular, SCIENCE / Scientific Instruments WIDTH: 140 cm SPINE:

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      Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques, History of science, Atomic and molecular physics

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      Ivo van Vulpen is a particle physicist working at the University of Amsterdam and at Nikhef, the Dutch National Institute on Subatomic Particles. He is a member of the ATLAS experiment at CERN.

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