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80 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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The mysteries of space |
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Mysteries of space.
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| Summary |
"The Standard Model explains how the universe works at distances a billion times smaller than the size of an atom. However, in the Standard Model, none of the particles have mass, yet one only has to look around to see that things do have mass. Explaining the source of mass has been the goal of particle physicists for over half a century, culminating in the discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012. Supporting the Next Generation Science Standards' emphasis on scientific collection and analysis of data and evidence-based theories, this book breaks down the difficult concept of the Higgs mechanism through analogies to everyday experiences as well as pictures, diagrams, and intuitive explanations."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Making sense of mass -- Symmetries in physics -- Particles and waves -- The standard model -- The Higgs mechanism -- Beyond the standard model. |
| Subject |
Higgs bosons -- Juvenile literature.
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Particles (Nuclear physics) -- Juvenile literature.
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Field theory (Physics) -- Juvenile literature.
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Grand unified theories (Nuclear physics) -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
9780766099593 (library bound) |
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0766099598 |
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9780766099609 (pbk.) |
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0766099601 |
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