内容简介
Thefirstaccessiblebookonatheoryofphysicsthatexplainstherelationshipbetweentheparticlesandforcesthatmakeupouruniverse.Fordecades,physicistshavebeenfascinatedwiththepossibilitythattwoseeminglyindependentaspectsofourworld—matterandforce—mayinfactbeintimatelyconnectedandinseparablefacetsofnature.Thisidea,knownassupersymmetry,isconsideredbymanyphysiciststobeoneofthemostbeautifulandeleganttheorieseverconceived.Accordingtothistheory,however,thereismuchmoretoouruniversethanwehavewitnessedthusfar.Inparticular,supersymmetrypredictsthatforeachtypeofparticlethere...
作者简介
DanHooperisanassociatescientistinthetheoreticalastrophysicsgroupattheFermiNationalAcceleratorLaboratoryinBatavia,Illinois,whereheinvestigatesdarkmatter,supersymmetry,neutrinos,extradimensions,andcosmicrays.OriginallyfromColdSpring,Minnesota,Dr.HooperreceivedhisPhDattheUniversityofWisconsinandwasapostdoctoralfellowattheUniversityofOxfordintheUnitedKingdom.HeistheauthorofDarkCosmos:InSearchofourUniverse'sMissingMassandEnergy,aSEEDmagazineNotableBook.