Why the Universe Exists

by New Scientist

Overview

Peer deep into the heart of existence and find out why particle chaos was the making of matter.


WHY IS THERE ALWAYS SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING?

As you read this, billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body, antimatter is sprouting from your dinner and the core of your being is a chaotic mess of particles known only as quarks and gluons.

Following the recent discovery of the Higgs Boson, WhyThe Universe Exists takes you deeper into the world of particle physics, exploring how the universe functions at the smallest scales.

Find out about the hunt for dark matter, discover how accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider are rewinding time to the first moments after the big bang, and learn how ghostly neutrino particles may hold the answers to the greatest mysteries of the universe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529381931
Publisher:	Mobius
Publication date:	07/12/2022
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	1,056,222
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Since the first magazine was published in 1956, New Scientist has established a world-beating reputation for exploring and uncovering the latest developments and discoveries in science and technology, placing them in context and exploring what they mean for the future. Each week through a variety of different channels, including print, online, social media and more, New Scientist reaches over four million highly engaged readers - over a million readers for the print magazine alone.

Table of Contents

Series introduction vi

Contributors vii

Introduction xi

1 Fantastic particles and where to find them 1

2 Boson power 21

3 The Higgs maker 47

4 Quark tales 73

5 Antimatter 87

6 The little neutral ones 107

7 The lethal lightweight 127

8 Superparticles and beyond 139

9 Pieces of gravity 165

10 After the Large Hadron Collider 175

11 Practical particles 187

12 Conclusion 201

Fifty ideas 203

Glossary 213

Picture credits 219

Index 221