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Can the Laws of Physics Be Unified?
Paul Langacker
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Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Naturwissenschaften allgemein
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A concise introduction to the cutting-edge science of particle physics
The standard model of particle physics describes our current understanding of nature's fundamental particles and their interactions, yet gaps remain. For example, it does not include a quantum theory of gravity, nor does it explain the existence of dark matter. Once complete, however, the standard model could provide a unified description of the very building blocks of the universe. Researchers have been chasing this dream for decades, and many wonder whether such a dream can ever be made a reality.
Can the Laws of Physics Be Unified? is a short introduction to this exciting frontier of physics. The book is accessibly written for students and researchers across the sciences, and for scientifically minded general readers. Paul Langacker begins with an overview of the key breakthroughs that have shaped the standard model, and then describes the fundamental particles, their interactions, and their role in cosmology. He goes on to explain field theory, internal symmetries, Yang-Mills theories, strong and electroweak interactions, the Higgs boson discovery, and neutrino physics. Langacker then looks at the questions that are still unanswered: What is the nature of the mysterious dark matter and dark energy that make up roughly 95 percent of the universe? Why is there more matter than antimatter? How can we reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity?
Can the Laws of Physics Be Unified? describes the promising theoretical ideas and new experiments that could provide answers and weighs our prospects for establishing a truly unified theory of the smallest constituents of nature and their interactions.
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Classical electromagnetism, Gauge theory, Gravitational-wave astronomy, Quantum chromodynamics, Quantum fluctuation, Spin (physics), Hadron, Electromagnetism, Elementary particle, Neutrino, Photon, Flavour (particle physics), Cosmological constant, Quantum Hall effect, Modern physics, Quantum field theory, Physicist, Naturalness (physics), Atomic theory, Strong interaction, Tests of general relativity, Eightfold Way (physics), Gluon, Unitarity (physics), Nucleon, Statistical physics, Neutron, Atomic nucleus, Fermion, Quantum number, Moduli (physics), Fermi–Dirac statistics, Particle accelerator, Supersymmetry, Dirac equation, Particle physics, Newton's law of universal gravitation, Renormalization, Quark, Lepton, The Laws of Physics, Neutrino oscillation, Quantum mechanics, Theoretical physics, Physics beyond the Standard Model, String (physics), Quark model, Higgs mechanism, Nuclear physics, String theory, Antimatter, Cosmological constant problem, Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics), Gauge boson, Effective mass (solid-state physics), Quantum gravity, Compactification (physics), Weak interaction, Higgs boson, Classical physics, Leptogenesis (physics), Scalar (physics), Special relativity, Quantum superposition, Superstring theory, Proton decay, Atomic physics, Quantum electrodynamics, Cross section (physics), Quark–gluon plasma