EAN: 9783030677909

ANTIMATTER - BEATRIZ GATO-RIVERA KARTONIERT (TB)

Antimatter is one of the most fascinating aspects of Particle Physics  and matter-antimatter
annihilation the most energetic process in the universe. If they existed  everyday objects made
of antimatter would look exactly like those made of ordinary matter  as would antimatter stars.
We live surrounded by antimatter  since showers of matter and antimatter particles fall
incessantly on the Earth's surface  some of them penetrating our buildings. Furthermore  many
things around us - bananas  for example - actually emit antielectrons. This book first
introduces the essentials of particle physics and the nature of particles and antiparticles. It
describes the discovery of antimatter particles and explains how they are produced  where they
are found  and how antistars could be spotted  it also introduces cosmic rays  particle
accelerators  dark matter  dark energy and nuclear reactions in stars. The enigma of the
matter-antimatter asymmetry in the Universe is discussed as are the very real applications of
antimatter in hospitals  in industry and in cutting-edge research and technology 
Non-specialist readers will find here a wealth of fascinating and accessible information to
deepen their appreciation of antimatter.

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