Close, F: Antimatter -

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Résumé :
Frank Close explores the strange mirror world of antimatter, revealing that the reality is even more fascinating than the sci-fi stories suggest. Explaining the science behind one of physics' most extraordinary discoveries, he shows how, through understanding antimatter, we can shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of the universe.

Biographie:
Frank Close, OBE, is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College. He was formerly vice president of the British Association for Advancement of Science, Head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and Head of Communications and Public Education at CERN. He is the author of several books, including The Void (OUP, 2007) and the best-selling Lucifer's Legacy (OUP, 2000). He was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics for his 'outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics'. His other books include Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction (2004), The Cosmic Onion (1983), The Particle Explosion (1987), End (1988), Too Hot to Handle - the race for cold fusion (1991), and The Particle Odyssey (OUP, 2002).

Sommaire:
Foreword: 'Genesis'; 1 Antimatter: fact or fiction?; 2 The material world; 3 Tablets of stone; 4 A cosmic discovery; 5 Annihilation; 6 Storing antimatter; 7 The mirror universe; 8 Why is there anything at all; 9 Revelation; Appendix: The Cost of Antimatter; Appendix: 'The Dirac Code'