Neutrino

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Frank Close (Professor of Theoretical Physics, Oxford University, and Fellow in Physics, Exeter College, Oxford)

Neutrino

Frank Close (Professor of Theoretical Physics, Oxford University, and Fellow in Physics, Exeter College, Oxford)

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Oxford University Press
23 April 2012

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Particle & high-energy physics

What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they?

Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they pass through most matter with ease. These tiny, ghostly particles are formed in millions in the Sun and pass through us constantly. For a long time they were thought to be massless, and passing as they do like ghosts they were not regarded as significant. Now we know they have a very small mass, and there are strong indications that they are very important indeed. It is speculated that a heavy form of neutrino, that is both matter and antimatter,

may have shaped the balance of matter and antimatter in the early universe. Here, Frank Close gives an account of the discovery of neutrinos and our growing understanding of their significance, also touching on some speculative ideas concerning the possible uses of neutrinos and their role in the early universe.

By: Frank Close (Professor of Theoretical Physics Oxford University and Fellow in Physics Exeter College Oxford)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 206g
ISBN: 9780199695997
ISBN 10: 0199695997
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 23 April 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Neutrino

As an award-winning writer, Close tells this detective story with great style. * Robert Matthews, BBC Focus * Close tells this story with verve and precision... admirably clear and eminently accessible. * Wall Street Journal * A fine piece of scientific popularisation from one of the best scientific communicators around. * Literary Review * it's a little cracker. An awful lot of popular science passes across my desk, and it's very rare that the vast majority of the content is new and fresh, but that's the case here... it's a fascinating story. Apart from anything else, it's a great example of what real science is like. * Brian Clegg, Popular Science * Recommended reading * 'Background briefing' list for 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics *