Neutrino
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
ISBN
9780191616105, 0191616109
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1 online resource (x, 181 pages) : illustrations
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Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Format
ONLINE
Language
English
ISBN
9780191616105, 0191616109
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-169) and index.
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What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they?Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they pass through most matter with ease. These tiny, ghostly particles are formed in millions in the Sun and pass through us constantly. For a long time they were thought to be massless, and passing as they do like ghosts they were not regarded as significant. Now we know they have a very small mass, and there are strong indications that they are very important indeed. It is speculated thata heavy form of neutrino, that is bo.
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