ABSTRACT

At the Root of Things: The Subatomic World is a journey into the world of elementary particles-the basic constituents of all matter in the universe-and the nature of the interactions among them. The book begins with a summary of pre-quantum physics and later tackles quantum physics, which is essential for the study of elementary particles. The book

chapter 1|42 pages

Conservation laws

chapter 2|24 pages

Waves and particles

chapter 3|38 pages

Insider’s story of the atomland

chapter 4|35 pages

Smaller than the atom

chapter 5|45 pages

Destination unification