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Behind the Scenes of the Universe - From the Higgs to Dark Matter (Hardcover, New)
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Behind the Scenes of the Universe - From the Higgs to Dark Matter (Hardcover, New)
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An extraordinary discovery has recently shaken the foundations of
Cosmology and Particle Physics, sparking a scientific revolution
that has profoundly modified our understanding of our Universe and
that is still far from over. Pioneering astronomers in the 1920s
and 1930s had already noticed suspicious anomalies in the motion of
celestial bodies in distant galaxies and clusters of galaxies, but
it wasn't until the late 20th century that the scientific community
was confronted with an astonishing conclusion: the Universe is
filled with an unknown, elusive substance that is fundamentally
different from anything we have ever seen with our telescopes or
measured in our laboratories. It is called dark matter, and it
constitutes one of the most pressing challenges of modern science.
In this book, aimed at the general reader with an interest in
science, the author illustrates in non-technical terms, borrowing
concepts and ideas from other branches of art and literature, the
far-reaching implications of this discovery. It has led to a
worldwide race to identify the nature of this mysterious form of
matter. We may be about to witness a pivotal paradigm shift in
Physics, as we set out to test the existence of dark matter
particles with a wide array of experiments, including the Large
Hadron Collider at CERN, as well as with a new generation of
Astroparticle experiments underground and in space.
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