Marburger, John H.

Constructing reality : quantum theory and particle physics / John Marburger - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 - viii, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-281) and index

1. The nature of things -- 2. Matter and motion in space and time -- 3. Reality large and small -- 4. The language of nature -- 5. More is different -- 6. The machinery of particle discovery -- 7. The Standard Model -- 8. The proliferation of matter -- Epilogue: beneath reality -- Appendix: how quantum mechanics is used

9781107004832 (hardback) 1107004837 (hardback)


Quantum theory
Particles (Nuclear physics)