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Supersymmetry and the Search for a Unified Theory of Matter and Force
Collins
September 2008
On Sale: September 16, 2008
240 pages
ISBN: 0061558362
EAN: 9780061558368
Hardcover
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The first accessible book on a theory of physics that
explains the relationship between the particles and forces
that make up our universe. For decades, physicists have been fascinated with the
possibility that two seemingly independent aspects of our
world—matter and force—may in fact be intimately connected
and inseparable facets of nature. This idea, known as
supersymmetry, is considered by many physicists to be one
of the most beautiful and elegant theories ever conceived.
According to this theory, however, there is much more to
our universe than we have witnessed thus far. In
particular, supersymmetry predicts that for each type of
particle there must also exist others, called
superpartners. To the frustration of many particle
physicists, no such superpartner particles have ever been
observed. As the world's most powerful particle accelerator—
the Large Hadron Collider—begins operating in 2008, this
may be about to change. By discovering the forms of matter
predicted by supersymmetry, this incredible machine is set
to transform our current understanding of the universe's
laws and structure, and overturn the way that we think
about matter, force, space, and time. Nature's Blueprint explores the reasons why supersymmetry
is so integral to how we understand our world and describes
the incredible machines used in the search for it. In an
engaging and accessible style, it gives readers a glimpse
into the symmetries, patterns, and very structure behind
the universe and its laws.
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