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Particle physics for non-physicists, a tour of the microcosmos, [Steven Pollock]

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Particle physics for non-physicists, a tour of the microcosmos, [Steven Pollock]

Language

eng

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lectures speeches

Main title

Particle physics for non-physicists

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Oclc number

1001870563

Responsibility statement

[Steven Pollock]

Series statement

Great courses

Sub title

a tour of the microcosmos

Summary

Discover how something as minute as a subatomic particle can be marvelously complex and interesting, yet rendered comprehensible, in this enjoyable presentation by the University of Colorado's award-winning author, researcher, and teacher Steven Pollock

Table Of Contents

pt. 1: lecture 1. The nature of physics ; lecture 2. The standard model of particle physics ; lecture 3. The pre-history of particle physics ; lecture 4. The birth of modern physics ; lecture 5. Quantum mechanics gets serious ; lecture 6. New particles and new technologies ; lecture 7. Weak interactions and the neutrino ; lecture 8. Accelerators and the particle explosion ; lecture 9. The particle "zoo" ; lecture 10. Fields and forces ; lecture 11. "Three quarks for Muster Mark" ; lecture 12. From quarks to QCDpt. 2 : lecture 13. Symmetry and conservation laws ; lecture 14. Broken symmetry, shattered mirrors ; lecture 15. The November revolution of 1974 ; lecture 16. A new generation ; lecture 17. Weak forces and the standard model ; lecture 18. The greatest success story in physics ; lecture 19. The Higgs particle ; lecture 20 The solar neutrino puzzle ; lecture 21. Back to the future (1) -- experiments to come ; lecture 22. Back to the future (2) -- puzzles and progress ; lecture 23. Really big stuff -- The origin of the universe ; lecture 24. Looking back and looking forward

Target audience

general

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