02948nam a22005175i 4500 978-3-031-51852-2 DE-He213 20251030111755.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240330s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031518522 978-3-031-51852-2 10.1007/978-3-031-51852-2 doi QC787.P3 PHP bicssc SCI051000 bisacsh PHP thema Ziemann, Volker. author. (orcid)0000-0002-6229-5620 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6229-5620 aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 74386 Beams [electronic resource] : The Story of Particle Accelerators and the Science They Discover / by Volker Ziemann. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. X, 198 p. 70 illus., 67 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Copernicus Books, Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World, 2731-8990 This book describes and explains the world of particle accelerators and the physics they study. The presentation is non-technical (E=mc2 is the only equation!) and the prose accessible. By following the co-evolution of particle accelerators and particle physics, readers will learn why the accelerators are built, how they work, and what "results" they produce. The book highlights the great ideas (e.g. synchrotron) and technological advances (superconducting magnets) that boosted the potential of accelerators and led to new discoveries, eventually resulting in the standard model of particle physics. Many concepts are illustrated with figures derived from three-dimensional models; these include the accelerators, detectors, and particles. Background information about the main protagonists, along with pointers to further reading, e.g. from "Scientific American," are provided in end notes. Particle accelerators. 74387 Particles (Nuclear physics). 68036 Physics History. 64549 Accelerator Physics. 74388 Particle Physics. 68039 History of Physics and Astronomy. 68040 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031518515 Printed edition: 9783031518539 Copernicus Books, Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World, 2731-8990 67839 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51852-2 ZDB-2-PHA ZDB-2-SXP 58810 58810