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THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING ANTIMATTER
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| By: |
Helen R. Quinn, Yossi Nir |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£19.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0691133093 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780691133096 |
| Publisher: |
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
17 December, 2007 |
| Series: |
Science Essentials |
| Pages: |
296 |
| Description: |
The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe - but then, something odd happened. Matter won out over antimatter; had it not, the universe today would be dark and barren. But how and when did this occur? This work guides readers into the very heart of this mystery. |
| Synopsis: |
In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter but almost no antimatter? The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe--but then something odd happened. Matter won out over antimatter; had it not, the universe today would be dark and barren. But how and when did this occur? In The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter, Helen Quinn and Yossi Nir guide readers into the very heart of this mystery--and along the way offer an exhilarating grand tour of cutting-edge physics. |
| Illustrations: |
12 halftones. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press |
| Prizes: |
Commended for Nautilus Book Awards, Cosmology/New Science Silver Award 2008 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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