Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Symmetry; 3. The quantum world; 4. Towards QCD; 5. The one number of QCD; 6. The gregarious gluon; 7. Quarks and hadrons; 8. Quarks under the microscope; 9. Much ado about nothing; 10. Checkerboard QCD; Appendix 1. A QCD chronology; Appendix 2. Greek alphabet and SI prefixes; Appendix 3. Glossary; Appendix 4. Further reading; Index.
Fascinating and inspiring book: the story of one of the four forces controlling our universe.
Andrew Watson is a freelance science journalist and writer. After his PhD in theoretical physics, from the University of Manchester, he went on to do physics research and lecturing. He now combines working part-time as a scientist at the Institute of Food Research with writing. He has written for a range of publications from popular magazines and newspapers to scientific journals, and is a regular contributor to Science magazine.
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of particle physics in general and QCD in particular.' Professor
Donald H. Perkins, University of Oxford
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enjoyable way. Historical interludes are combined with qualitative
presentations of the basic issues to create a single clear-cut and
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present-day status. This book is one of the best examples of the
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Mikhail Shifman, University of Minnesota
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readable.' Professor Frank Close, Oxford University
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