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- catalog abstract ""In Lucifer's Legacy, physicist and broadcaster Frank Close explores the origins of asymmetry from life to the Universe at large, and asks whether this multitude of examples can be traced back to a single act that took place at the origin of our Universe. Inspired by a chance meeting with Lucifer in the Tuillerie gardens in Paris, Close takes the reader on a sweeping tour of asymmetry in the world around us, from the development of human embryos to the mysterious Higgs boson. His tour culminates in the research now underway in Switzerland, where scientists are preparing an experiment to recreate the Big Bang and hope to resolve the mystery of the original asymmetry. Lucifer's Legacy describes the possible outcomes of this experiment, and assesses their implications for our understanding of the universe."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11630992.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""In Lucifer's Legacy, physicist and broadcaster Frank Close explores the origins of asymmetry from life to the Universe at large, and asks whether this multitude of examples can be traced back to a single act that took place at the origin of our Universe. Inspired by a chance meeting with Lucifer in the Tuillerie gardens in Paris, Close takes the reader on a sweeping tour of asymmetry in the world around us, from the development of human embryos to the mysterious Higgs boson. His tour culminates in the research now underway in Switzerland, where scientists are preparing an experiment to recreate the Big Bang and hope to resolve the mystery of the original asymmetry.".
- catalog description "1. Lucifer -- 2. Symmetry at large -- 3. Through the looking glass -- 4. Mirror molecules and the origins of life -- 5. Unearthly visions -- 6. Electrick virtue -- 7. Heart of the matter -- 8. Glimpse of symmetry -- 9. Lost symmetries -- 10. Nature's sleight of hand -- 11. Antimatter matters -- 12. Back to the future -- 13. Lucifer's legacy.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Lucifer's Legacy describes the possible outcomes of this experiment, and assesses their implications for our understanding of the universe."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "259 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Lucifer's legacy.".
- catalog identifier "0198503806".
- catalog isFormatOf "Lucifer's legacy.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Lucifer's legacy.".
- catalog subject "530 21".
- catalog subject "QC174.17.S9 C56 2000".
- catalog subject "Symmetry (Physics)".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Lucifer -- 2. Symmetry at large -- 3. Through the looking glass -- 4. Mirror molecules and the origins of life -- 5. Unearthly visions -- 6. Electrick virtue -- 7. Heart of the matter -- 8. Glimpse of symmetry -- 9. Lost symmetries -- 10. Nature's sleight of hand -- 11. Antimatter matters -- 12. Back to the future -- 13. Lucifer's legacy.".
- catalog title "Lucifer's legacy : the meaning of asymmetry / Frank Close.".
- catalog type "text".