The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter

Helen R. Quinn; Yossi Nir

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Author
Helen R. Quinn; Yossi Nir
Publish Date
2014-11-09
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
296
Publisher Name
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691163936
ISBN-13
9780691163932
citemno
177556
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780691163932

Description

In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter but almost no antimatter? The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe―but then something odd happened. Matter won out over antimatter; had it not, the universe today would be dark and barren.

But how and when did this occur? In The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter, Helen Quinn and Yossi Nir guide readers into the very heart of this mystery―and along the way offer an exhilarating grand tour of cutting-edge physics.