{"product_id":"ever-smaller-isbn-9780262043861","title":"Ever Smaller","description":"\u003cb\u003eIdeas, theories, experiments, and unanswered questions in particle physics, explained (with anecdotes) for the general reader.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe elementary particles of matter hold the secrets of Nature together with the fundamental forces. In \u003ci\u003eEver Smaller\u003c\/i\u003e, neutrino physicist Antonio Ereditato describes the amazing discoveries of the “particle revolution,” explaining ideas, theories, experiments, and unanswered questions in particle physics in a way that is accessible (and enjoyable) for the general reader. Ereditato shows us that physics is not the exclusive territory of scientists in white lab coats exclaiming “Eureka” but that its revelations can be appreciated by any reader curious about the mysteries of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEreditato's overview takes us through a century of particle physics, from the discovery of the components of the atom through an endless procession of subatomic particles—the pion, the muon, the quarks, the W, Z, gluon, Higgs boson, and the mysterious, ubiquitous neutrino (Ereditato's chosen specialty)—interweaving the history of these discoveries with basic explanations of the physics itself as well as the technology behind the discoveries. He considers the particle physicist's impulse to pursue the “ever smaller”—to divide matter into ever more minuscule parts, until reaching the elementary constituents of the universe; explains how Nature likes symmetries; describes the workings of particle accelerators and detectors; demonstrates how to distinguish between three identical quarks; and warns that the ugliest experimental data are more important than the most beautiful theory. With \u003ci\u003eEver Smaller\u003c\/i\u003e, Ereditato invites readers to join him in appreciating the beauty of the microcosm.\u003c\/p\u003e1  Atoms and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e 2  The Indivisible and the   Divisible\u003cbr\u003e 3  Everything is Relative\u003cbr\u003e 4  The Certainty of Chance\u003cbr\u003e 5  The Family Grows\u003cbr\u003e 6  Energized Particles\u003cbr\u003e 7  Three Quarks for Muster   Mark!\u003cbr\u003e 8  May the Force be with Us!\u003cbr\u003e 9  The World Through the   Looking-Glass\u003cbr\u003e 10  The Most Beautiful Theory in the   World\u003cbr\u003e 11  The Color of Elementary   Particles\u003cbr\u003e 12  The November Revolution\u003cbr\u003e 13  Weak, but Very Influential\u003cbr\u003e 14  The Chameleon\u003cbr\u003e 15  Seeing the Invisible\u003cbr\u003e 16  United You Win\u003cbr\u003e 17  Dream, the Unknown,   Adventure\u003cbr\u003e 18  Be CuriousAntonio Ereditato is Director of the University of Bern's Laboratory for High Energy Physics. He is the former leader of OPERA, a large multinational collaborative study of neutrino physics at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) and he participated in the ATLAS experiments at CERN that led to the detection of the Higgs boson (the “God particle”) and in several large neutrino projects including T2K in Japan and MicroBooNE and DUNE in the United Sates. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe State of the Art of Neutrino Physics\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303174230245,"sku":"NP9780262043861","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262043861.jpg?v=1767726423","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ever-smaller-isbn-9780262043861","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}