Eureka!: Physics Of Particles, Matter, And The Universe

EUREKA! Physics of Particles, Matter and the Universe Physics of Particles, Matter and the Universe Roger J Blin-Stoyle, FRS Emeritus Professor of Physics University of Sussex Institute of Physics Publishing Bristol and Philadelphia 0IOPPublishing Ltd 1997 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Multiple copying is permitted in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency under the terms of its agreement with the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals. British Library Cataloguing-in-PublicationData A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0 7503 0415 4 (hbk) ISBN 0 7503 0416 2 (pbk) Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Blin-Stoyle, R. J. (Roger John) Eureka! : physics of particles, matter and the universe / Roger Blin-Stoyle p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-7503-0415-4 (hc : alk. paper).-ISBN 0-7503-0416-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Physics. I. Title. QC21.2.B567 1997 5304~21 97- 19999 CIP Consultant Editor: Frank Close, FRS Published by Institute of Physics Publishing,wholly owned by The Institute of Physics, London Institute of Physics Publishing, Dirac House, Temple Back, Bristol BS16BE. UK US Editorial Office: Institute of Physics Publishing, The Public Ledger Building, Suite 1035, 150 South Independence Ma