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Books : Study Books : Undergraduate & Postgraduate : Sciences : Physics : Particle Physics

• The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

  Brian Greene

  
  To write a book to explain in simple, non-mathematical terms what superstring theory is is not a simple task. In The Elegant Universe Brian Greene, a physicist who works in the area, does a very good job. Superstrings are a theory of particle physics that lays claim to being the ultimate "Theory of Everything", merging Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics into an understanding of the physics of the very small and very large in the Universe. Hence to understand superstrings relativity, quantum mechanics have to be explained as well. In this Brian Greene does a very good job, giving one of the best explanations of relativity I have read in the process. Superstring theory is still very much in its infancy and The Elegant Universe does not claim that all the problems have been solved, in fact a point is made of pointing out all the present deficiencies of the theory.

  Probably not a book for the very beginner but anyone who has read popular accounts of particle physics and relativity should gain a lot from reading this book. In places not an easy read, not for style reasons(which was generally very easy) but simply for the difficulty of some of the concepts involved. Superstring theory may or may not be the theory of everything but this book will certainly tell you what we think we know so far. Definitely recommended but don't expect to read it in a weekend. --Simon Goodwin

  
   

• Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

  Frank Close

  
  
   

• Antimatter

  Frank Close

  
  
   

• AS Physics Unit 1: Unit 1: Particles, Quantum Phenomena and Electricity (Student Support Materials for AQA)

  David Kelly

  
  
   

• The Quantum Frontier: The Large Hadron Collider

  Don Lincoln

  
  
   

• Introduction to Elementary Particles

  David Griffiths

  
  
   

• The Ideas of Particle Physics: An Introduction for Scientists

  G. D. Coughlan, J. E. Dodd, B. M. Gripaios

  
  
   

• Particle Physics (Manchester Physics Series)

  Professor Brian Martin, Graham P. Shaw

  
  
   

• Voyage to the Heart of Matter: The ATLAS Experiment at CERN

  Anton Radevsky, Emma Sanders

  
  
   

• Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles

  Paul Halpern

  
  
   

• Deep Down Things: The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics

  Bruce A. Schumm

  
  
   

• A Zeptospace Odyssey: A Journey into the Physics of the LHC

  Gian Francesco Giudice

  
  
   

• Nuclear and Particle Physics: An Introduction

  Professor Brian Martin

  
  
   

• Antimatter

  Frank Close

  
  
   

• The Void

  Frank Close

  
  
   

• String Theory and M-Theory: A Modern Introduction

  Katrin Becker, Melanie Becker, John H. Schwarz

  
  
   

• The Quantum Theory of Fields: Volume 1, Foundations: Foundations v. 1

  Steven Weinberg

  
  
   

• Gauge Theories in Particle Physics: v. 1: From Relativistic Quantum Mechanics to QED (Graduate Student Series in Physics)

  I.J.R. Aitchison, A.J.G. Hey

  
  
   

• Atomic Physics (Oxford Master Series in Physics)

  C.J. Foot

  
  
   

• A Modern Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (Oxford Master Series in Physics)

  Michele Maggiore