NavajoEverclear Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 I (however behind the times i am) have basically just discovered that a fascinating area of science has been spawned from the discover of quarks. Of coarse i've heard of them before, but not realized how involved it all is. So i wanted to read up on the subject, and i cant tell what the hell is going on. Can someone direct me toward a book or such that could help me understand the basics of quarks and related particles, without making it a lifelong study for comprehension? Something simple enough me to understand (within reasonable range of effort), but goes in enough depth to be exciting. Appreciate anything ya'all can offer.
Severian Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 Try http://webphysics.davidson.edu/mjb/qcd.html and http://particleadventure.org
DQW Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 CERN's Particle Adventure is a great page. And Hyperphysics does a nice job too, if you want to get straight to the point. There's also a very nice summary of the standard model here.
DQW Posted June 18, 2005 Posted June 18, 2005 More links : "The Search for the Top Quark", from Fermilab http://www-ed.fnal.gov/samplers/hsphys/activities/student/index.html http://www-ed.fnal.gov/samplers/hsphys/activities/student/resources.shtml
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