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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      August 2012
      July 2011
      ISBN:
      9780511792441
      9781107004832
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511792441
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      (228 x 152 mm)
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      0.58kg, 296 Pages
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      Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics, Physics and Astronomy, Quantum Physics, Quantum Information and Quantum Computation
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    Questions of the fundamental nature of matter continue to inspire and engage our imagination. However, the exciting new concepts of strings, supersymmetry and exotic matter build on ideas that are well known to physicists but mysterious and puzzling to people outside of these research fields. Covering key conceptual developments from the last century, this book provides a background to the bold ideas and challenges faced by physicists today. Quantum theory and the Standard Model of particles are explained with minimal mathematics, and advanced topics, such as gauge theory and quantum field theory, are put into context. With concise, lucid explanations, this book is an essential guide to the world of particle physics.

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    '… [a] welcome gem. Read this book!'

    Barry R. Masters Source: Optics and Photonics News

    'Constructing Reality should be received as more than an exposition of quantum theory and the standard model of particle physics. It is a personal and passionate statement - a 'what I believe' essay - by a distinguished physicist with a lifelong love of physics and a deep commitment to public service. In that context, the book succeeds and is a pleasure to read.'

    Kannan Jagannathan Source: Physics Today

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