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Ghost Particle
In Search of the Elusive and Mysterious Neutrino
Alan Chodos, James Riordon og Don Lincoln
(2023)
MIT Press
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- Hardback: 320 sider
- Udgiver: MIT Press (Februar 2023)
- Forfattere: Alan Chodos, James Riordon og Don Lincoln
- ISBN: 9780262047876
The fascinating story of science in pursuit of the ghostly, ubiquitous subatomic particle-the neutrino.
Isaac Asimov is said to have observed of the neutrino- "The only reason scientists suggested its existence was their need to make calculations come out even. And yet the nothing-particle was not a nothing at all." In fact, as one of the most enigmatic and most populous particles in the universe-about 100 trillion are flying through you every second-the neutrino may hold the clues to some of our deepest cosmic mysteries. In Ghost Particle, Alan Chodos and James Riordon recount the dramatic history of the neutrino-from the initial suggestion that the particle was merely a desperate solution to a puzzle that threatened to undermine the burgeoning field of particle physics to its modern role in illuminating the universe via neutrino telescopes.
Alan Chodos and James Riordon are deft and engaging guides as they conduct readers through the experiences of intrepid scientists and the challenges they faced, and continue to face, in their search for the ghostly neutrino. Along the way, the authors provide expert insight into the significance of neutrino research from the particle's first, momentous discovery to recent, revolutionary advances in neutrino detection and astronomy. Chodos and Riordon describe how neutrinos may soon provide clues to some of the biggest questions we encounter today, including how to understand the dark matter that makes up most of the universe-and why anything exists in the universe at all.
Isaac Asimov is said to have observed of the neutrino- "The only reason scientists suggested its existence was their need to make calculations come out even. And yet the nothing-particle was not a nothing at all." In fact, as one of the most enigmatic and most populous particles in the universe-about 100 trillion are flying through you every second-the neutrino may hold the clues to some of our deepest cosmic mysteries. In Ghost Particle, Alan Chodos and James Riordon recount the dramatic history of the neutrino-from the initial suggestion that the particle was merely a desperate solution to a puzzle that threatened to undermine the burgeoning field of particle physics to its modern role in illuminating the universe via neutrino telescopes.
Alan Chodos and James Riordon are deft and engaging guides as they conduct readers through the experiences of intrepid scientists and the challenges they faced, and continue to face, in their search for the ghostly neutrino. Along the way, the authors provide expert insight into the significance of neutrino research from the particle's first, momentous discovery to recent, revolutionary advances in neutrino detection and astronomy. Chodos and Riordon describe how neutrinos may soon provide clues to some of the biggest questions we encounter today, including how to understand the dark matter that makes up most of the universe-and why anything exists in the universe at all.
Foreword by Don Lincoln ix Preface xiii Portrait of a Ghost 1 1 Neutrino Enigma 3 2 A Desperate Proposal 13 3 Project Poltergeist 31 4 Adrift in a Particle Sea 49 5 Turn On the Sun 65 6 The Incredible Flavor Changer 77 7 Shadows in the Particle Garden 93 8 Cosmic Connections 111 9 Lifting a Veil on the Universe 123 10 Made-to-Order Neutrinos 149 11 A Coherent Tale 161 12 Infinity through a Keyhole 177 13 Into the Unknown 193 14 What Can You Do with a Neutrino? 203 15 On the Fringes and Over the Edge 225 16 More to Come for Little Neutral One 239 Acknowledgments 243 Appendix 245 Glossary 259 Notes 273 Further Reading 287 Index 289
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