TY - BOOK AU - Schumm,Bruce AU - Schumm,Bruce A. TI - Deep down Things: The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics SN - 9780801898969 AV - QC793.2 .S35 2004 U1 - 539.7/2 PY - 2004/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Particles (Nuclear physics) KW - Quantum field theory KW - Gauge fields (Physics) KW - Symmetry (Physics) KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The True Movers & -- Shakers: The Forces of Nature -- 3 The Great Reawakening: The Modern Physics Revolution -- 4 The Marriage of Relativity & -- Quantum Theory: Relativistic Quantum Field Theory -- 5 Patterns in Nature: The Fundamental Building Blocks -- 6 Mathematical Patterns: Lie Groups -- 7 The World Within: Internal Symmetries -- 8 Physics by Pure Thought: Gauge Theory -- 9 The Current Paradigm: Hidden Symmetry, the Standard Model & -- the Higgs Boson -- 10 Into the Unknown: What Lies Ahead -- Appendix: Exponential Notation -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z N2 - Introducing readers to the world of particle physics, Deep Down Things opens new realms within which are many clues to unraveling the mysteries of the universe UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3318579 ER -