Quarks, leptons and the big bang / Jonathan Allday.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-305) and index.

Prelude: Setting the scene -- The standard model -- The fundamental particles of matter -- The four fundamental forces -- The big bang -- Aspects of the theory of relativity -- Momentum -- Kinetic energy -- Energy -- Energy and mass -- Reactions and decays -- Quantum theory -- The double slot experiment for electrons -- What does it all mean? -- Feynman's picture -- A second experiment -- How to calculate with amplitudes -- Following amplitudes along paths -- Amplitudes, states and uncertainties -- The leptons -- A spotter's guide to the leptons -- The physical properties of the leptons -- Neutrino reactions with matter -- Some more reactions involving neutrinos -- 'Who ordered that?' -- Solar neutrinos again -- Antimatter -- Internal properties -- Positrons and mystery neutrinos -- Antiquarks -- The general nature of antimatter -- Annihilation reactions -- Hadrons -- The properties of the quarks -- A review of the strong force -- Baryons and mesons -- Baryon families -- Meson families -- Internal properties of particles -- Hadron reactions -- Basic processes -- Using conservation laws -- The physics of hadron reactions -- Particle decays -- The emission of light by atoms -- Baryon decay -- Meson decays -- Strangeness -- Lepton decays -- The evidence for quarks -- The theoretical idea -- Deep inelastic scattering -- Jets -- The November revolution -- Experimental techniques -- Basic ideas -- Accelerators -- Targets -- Detectors -- A case study--DELPHI -- Cern -- Exchange forces.

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