Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
1.Early History
2.The Path to Knowledge (History of Particle Physics)
3.Quarks and Leptons
4.Forces: What Holds It All Together
5.Hunting for the Higgs
6.Accelerators and Detectors: Tools of the Trade
7.Near Term Mysteries
8.Exotic Physics(The Next Frontier)
9.Recreating the Universe 10,000,000 Times a Second
10.Epilogue: Why Do We Do It?
Appendix A:Greek Symbols
Appendix B:Scientific Jargon
Appendix C:Particle-Naming Rules
Appendix D:Essential Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
Appendix E:Higgs Boson Production
Appendix F:Neutrino Oscillations
Further Reading
Glossary
Index
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