| Elementary-Particle Physics: Revealing the Secrets of Energy and Matter Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Engineering and Physical Sci (Author), Board on Physics and Astronomy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309060370 ISBN-13: 9780309060370 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $50.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: Gravitational Physics assesses the achievements of the field over the past decade in both theory and experiment, identifies the most promising opportunities for research in the next decade, and describes the resources necessary to realize those opportunities. A major theme running through the opportunities is the exploration of strong gravitational fields, such as those associated with black holes. The book, part of the ongoing decadal survey Physics in a New Era, examines topics such as gravitational waves and their detection, classical and quantum theory of strong gravitational fields, precision measurements, and astronomical observations relevant to the predictions of Einstein's theory of general relativity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Nuclear - Science | Physics - Condensed Matter - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 539.7 |
| LCCN: 97081203 |
| Series: Physics in a New Era: A |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.05" W x 8.98" (0.72 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Part of the Physics in a New Era series of assessments of the various branches of the field, Elementary-Particle Physics reviews progress in the field over the past 10 years and recommends actions needed to address the key questions that remain unanswered. It explains in simple terms the present picture of how matter is constructed. As physicists have probed ever deeper into the structure of matter, they have begun to explore one of the most fundamental questions that one can ask about the universe: What gives matter its mass? A new international accelerator to be built at the European laboratory CERN will begin to explore some of the mechanisms proposed to give matter its heft. The committee recommends full U.S. participation in this project as well as various other experiments and studies to be carried out now and in the longer term. |