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The Wizard of Quarks

A Fantasy of Particle Physics

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  • © 2001

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  1. Robert Gilmore
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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages iV-xvii
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  2. The Witch of Mass

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Observant Scarecrow

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 15-30

  4. The Tin Geek

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 31-46

  5. The Confident Lion

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 47-61

  6. The Atomic Garden

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 63-77

  7. The Seed at the Heart of the World

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 79-95

  8. The Kingdom of Cern

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 97-114

  9. The Field of the Weave of Light

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 115-131

  10. The Wizard of Quarks

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 133-150

  11. The Plaza of the Immortals

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 151-163

  12. A Weak Old Woman

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 165-181

  13. The Higgs of the Masskervilles

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 183-194

  14. Through the Great Experimental Desert

    • Robert Gilmore
    Pages 195-200

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 201-202
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About this book

Get ready to take another fantastic journey with physicist and author Robert Gilmore, this time with Dorothy, following the yellow building block road through the land of the Wizard of Quarks. Using characters and situations based on the universally known story, The Wizard of Oz, we learn along the way about the fascinating world of particle physics. Classes of particles, from quarks to leptons are shown in ab atomic garden, where atoms and molecules are produced; see how Dorothy, The Tin Geek, and the Cowardly Lion experience the bizarre world of subatomic particles. Thousands of readers who were delighted by the adventures and science content of "Alice in Quantumland" are in for another treat, with the prose and illustrations of Robert Gilmore.

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"Gilmore is keenly aware that his field often proves daunting for those on the outside looking in. To counter this problem, he commandeers children¿s stories to help impart the concepts that drive modern physics." SCIENCE NEWS

 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Wizard of Quarks

  • Book Subtitle: A Fantasy of Particle Physics

  • Authors: Robert Gilmore

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0093-9

  • Publisher: Copernicus New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Robert Gilmore 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-95071-6Published: 03 November 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6517-7Published: 08 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-0093-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 202

  • Topics: Physics, general

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