For 20 years now, quarks have intrigued physicists. These invented particles explained a great deal and might have become the primary elements from which the world is built, if only... they could be detected! Doctor of Science Yu. Chirkov tells about the puzzling paths of discovery followed by scientists, about the fantastical picture of the world opening before their eyes, and about the latest scientific achievements in physics.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Elementary Non-Elementaryness
- Chapter 2. Nuclear Safari
- Chapter 3. In Search of Simplicity
- Chapter 4. How Many Laws Does Nature Have
- Chapter 5. Harmony of the Atomic Spheres
- Chapter 6. Prodigal Sons of Science
- Chapter 7. Oddities of the Strange World
- Chapter 8. Elephant in a Saucepan
- Chapter 9. The Universe in an Electron
- Chapter 10. Pyramids of the 20th Century
- Chapter 11. Engineers Hurry the Physicists
- Conclusion