"From the mid-1980s, an international collaboration of 600 physicists embarked on the investigation of subnuclear physics at the high-energy frontier. As well as discovering the top quark, the heaviest elementary particle ever observed, the physicists analyzed their data to seek signals of new...

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1. Verfasser:	Dorigo, Tommaso 1966- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd c2017
Schlagworte:	Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Colliders (Nuclear physics) Particles (Nuclear physics) Electronic books Kernphysik
Online-Zugang:	FHN01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"From the mid-1980s, an international collaboration of 600 physicists embarked on the investigation of subnuclear physics at the high-energy frontier. As well as discovering the top quark, the heaviest elementary particle ever observed, the physicists analyzed their data to seek signals of new physics which could revolutionize our understanding of nature. Anomaly! tells the story of that quest, and focuses specifically on the finding of several unexplained effects which were unearthed in the process. These anomalies proved highly controversial within the large team: to some collaborators they called for immediate publication, while to others their divulgation threatened to jeopardize the reputation of the experiment. Written in a confidential, narrative style, this book looks at the sociology of a large scientific collaboration, providing insight in the relationships between top physicists at the turn of the millennium. The stories offer an insider's view of the life cycle of the "failed" discoveries that unavoidably accompany even the greatest endeavors in modern particle physics."--Publisher's website
Beschreibung:	Title from PDF file title page (viewed March 15, 2017). - Includes index
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (304 p.) ill. (some col.)
ISBN:	9781786341129