Read article 'Foundations of Modern Physics'
Foundations of Modern Physics
Massimo Giovannini reviews Steven Weinberg’s last book, his first aimed at undergraduate students.
Read article 'Foundations of Modern Physics'
Read article 'Form follows function in QCD'
Form follows function in QCD
Hadron form factors: From Basic Phenomenology to QCD Sum Rules is a valuable reference work, writes Amanda Cooper-Sarkar.
Read article 'Your Adventures at CERN: Play the Hero Among Particles and a Particular Dinosaur!'
Your Adventures at CERN: Play the Hero Among Particles and a Particular Dinosaur!
Filled with brain-tickling facts about particles and science wonders, Letizia Diamante’s debut book will engage children of all ages.
Read article 'One day in September: Copenhagen'
One day in September: Copenhagen
A new production of Michael Frayn’s masterwork Copenhagen contains little action but much physics and food for thought, finds Letizia Diamante.
Read article 'Ideas not equations'
Ideas not equations
The Ideas of Particle Physics, fourth edition, by J E Dodd and B Gripaios, Cambridge University Press.
Read article 'The inexplicable neutrino'
The inexplicable neutrino
Ghost Particle captures the human spirit surrounding the birth of a modern particle-physics detector.
Read article 'Exploding myths about antimatter'
Exploding myths about antimatter
Beatriz Gato-Rivera's Antimatter: What It Is and Why It's Important in Physics and Everyday Life is comprehensive and well structured, writes Wolfgang Lerche.
Read article 'Climate Change and Energy Options for a Sustainable Future'
Climate Change and Energy Options for a Sustainable Future
Nuclear physicists Dinesh Kumar Srivastava and V S Ramamurthy explore global policies for an eco-friendly future.
Read article 'A feel for fundamental research'
A feel for fundamental research
Screened at CineGlobe on 26–28 August, LIGO: The Way the Universe Is, I Think brings fundamental research to life.
Read article 'Resistive Gaseous Detectors: Designs, Performance, and Perspectives'
Resistive Gaseous Detectors: Designs, Performance, and Perspectives
This new book by Marcello Abbrescia, Vladimir Peskov and Paulo Fonte covers operational principles, latest achievements and a growing list of applications.
