Spaceship Neutrino
- Author: Christine Sutton, University of Oxford
- Date Published: October 1992
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521367035
Paperback
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available for inspection. However, if you are interested in the title for your course we can consider offering an inspection copy. To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching.
-
Try to imagine a spaceship that could pass right through the Earth without even noticing it was there. And one that could cross the vastness of space at the speed of light, and then penetrate into the very heart of subatomic matter to seek out its fundamental structure. Imagine, then, a particle that is almost nothing that can tell you almost everything about the structure of matter and the evolution of the Universe. Impossible? In fact, all of these descriptions can be applied to the neutrino, a subatomic particle that is so elusive it is almost undetectable. Spaceship Neutrino charts the history of the neutrino, from its beginnings in the 1930s, when it was postulated as a way of explaining an otherwise intractable problem in physics, to its crucial role in modern theories of the Universe. Christine Sutton is well known for her popular science writing. In this book she describes how the detection and measurement of neutrino properties have tested technology to its limits, requiring huge detectors, often located deep in mines, under mountains or even under the sea. As part of the story she explains without the use of mathematics how our understanding of the structure of matter and the forces that hold it together have come from work with neutrinos, and how these insignificant particles hold the key to our understanding of the beginning and the end of the Universe. This fascinating, well-written and highly illustrated book will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in modern physics or astronomy, from school level right through to the professional scientist.
Read more- Well-written popular science title by well-known writer at this level
- No mathematics
- No other book published in this area of physics/astronomy
- Foreword by Fred Reines, the discoverer of the neutrino
Reviews & endorsements
'A pleasure to read, with many excellent illustrations … It will make a fine present for a young person. Neutrino trappers will enjoy it too.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
See more reviews' … a good story well told.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association
' … liberally illustrated with photographs … I will recommend this book to the reader who would like to know a little more about what goes on … in science.' Webb Society Reviews
'This book is for anyone with an interest in cosmology … (and) in the future of professional astronomy, an understanding of neutrinos is a must.' Astronomy and Space
'Christine Sutton obviously has a talent for making complicated physics easy to follow; I certainly understood a lot more about W and Z after reading this book.' The Observatory
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: October 1992
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521367035
- length: 260 pages
- dimensions: 246 x 188 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.858kg
- contains: 130 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction
2. The neutrino hypothesis
3. What is a neutrino?
4. How many neutrinos?
5. Nuclear spaceships
6. Solar spaceships
7. Cosmic spaceships
8. Moonbase neutrino
Further reading.
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×