The Ideas of Particle Physics: An Introduction for Scientists

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 266 pages
• Published by: Cambridge University Press
• Edition: 3rd Edition August 7, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0521677750
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521677752
• Book Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 1.3 pounds

Book Description
Three completely new chapters covering quantum gravity, super-unification, and the relationship between particle physics and cosmology are included in this thoroughly revised introduction to the development of particle physics. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Review
"Highly recommended."- Choice

Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Ideas of Particle Physics: An Introduction for Scientists (Paperback) I cannot agree with many of the comments in earlier reviews of this book. To begin, the intended audience remains unclear. There is insufficient mathematics to get much of a feel for the topic and frequently the mathematical ideas which do appear fall from the sky with little or no warning. Even more troubling is that these concepts, crucial for any real understanding, are often left half done. This must leave many mathematically competent readers nonplussed and leave the mathematically challenged simply out in left field. There are better, more modern, books out there for the technically inclined. This books is not even close to being "the best physics book ever". Look at a library copy before buying.