The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter
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The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter

About this book

In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter but almost no antimatter? The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe—but then something odd happened. Matter won out over antimatter; had it not, the universe today would be dark and barren.

But how and when did this occur? In The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter, Helen Quinn and Yossi Nir guide readers into the very heart of this mystery—and along the way offer an exhilarating grand tour of cutting-edge physics.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Ackonwledgments
  6. 1. Prelude: The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter
  7. 2. Constant Physics in an Evolving Universe
  8. 3. As the Universe Expands
  9. 4. What Is Antimatter?
  10. 5. Enter Neutrinos
  11. 6. Mesons
  12. 7. Through the Looking Glass
  13. 8. Through the Looking Antiglass
  14. 9. The Survival of Matter
  15. 10. Enter Quarks
  16. 11. Energy Rules
  17. 12. Symmetry Rules
  18. 13. Standard Model Gauge Symmetries
  19. 14. A Missing Piece
  20. 15. It Still Doesn't Work!
  21. 16. Tools of the Trade
  22. 17. Searching for Clues
  23. 18. Speculations
  24. 19. Neutrino Surprises
  25. 20. Following the New Clues
  26. 21. Finale
  27. Appendix: A Timeline of Particle Physics and Cosmology
  28. Index