The Particle At The End Of The Universe: How The Hunt For The Higgs Boson Leads Us To The Edge Of A New World (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
This was not an easy book to understand and the particle zoo plays a large role in the discussion and often I would lose my way only because the material is sometimes hard to follow, but the book covers everything you always wanted to know about the Higgs Boson and its field, but were afraid to ask.I absolutely loved the author's previous book, "From Eternity to Here", and couldn't wait for this book. He's such a good writer and explains better than almost anyone. There are enough good parts in this book to make the particle zoo part worth listening to.There's one important theme that runs through the book that will make the book easier to understand. That is these five words: "not observed waves, observed particles". In the background of the universe is the Higgs field and it is the vibration of this field that gives particles their mass. The author explains this and relates it to possible solutions to dark matter and dark energy. I've read a few books on the Higgs boson and Large Hadron Collider but this one ranked as my favorite. It has a nice mix of science, history, ideas, the construction, and the people surrounding the particle and what it was all about. The level of science depth can get pretty intense so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone without at least a moderate background in physics but for those who do like this sort of subject it's a good read.
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Good recap of what is going on in the world of particle physics and the Higgs Boson
—Ana20
