《Higgs》是OUP Oxford出版的圖書，作者是Jim Baggott
基本介紹
- ISBN：9780199603497
- 作者：Jim Baggott
- 出版社：OUP Oxford
- 出版時間：2012年8月13日
- 頁數：304
- 定價：GBP 14.99
- 裝幀：Hardcover
內容簡介
The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So exactly what is this particle? Why does it matter so much? What does it tell us about the Universe? Has the discovery announced on 4 July 2012 finished the search? And was finding it really worth all the effort? The short answer is yes. The Higgs field is proposed as the way in which pa...(展開全部) The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So exactly what is this particle? Why does it matter so much? What does it tell us about the Universe? Has the discovery announced on 4 July 2012 finished the search? And was finding it really worth all the effort? The short answer is yes. The Higgs field is proposed as the way in which particles gain mass - a fundamental property of matter. It's the strongest indicator yet that the Standard Model of physics really does reflect the basic building blocks of our Universe. Little wonder the hunt and discovery of this new particle has produced such intense media interest. Here, Jim Baggott explains the science behind the discovery, looking at how the concept of a Higgs field was invented, how the vast experiment was carried out, and its implications on our understanding of all mass in the Universe. The book was written over the eighteen months of the CERN Large Hadron Collider experiment, with its final chapter rounded off on the day of the announcement 'that a particle consistent with the standard model Higgs boson has been discovered.' (英)吉姆•巴戈特（Jim Baggott），一位成功的科普作家。曾任雷丁大學講師，在牛津大學和史丹福大學從事過5年研究工作，還曾任職於某跨國石油公司市場部。現為某諮詢公司 總裁。他對科學、哲學和歷史有廣泛興趣，並在業餘時間繼續致力這些方面的寫作。其作品廣受好評。著有《完美的對稱：富勒烯的意外發現》（中文版由上海科技 教育出版社於2012年出版）等書。
