Section I. The Subatomic World

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Section I. The Subatomic World 3
5. Section II. Digging Deeper 18
6. Section III. The Small and the Swift 34
7. Section IV. Quantum Lumps and Quantum Jumps 50
8. Section V. Atoms and Nuclei 70
9. Section VI. And More about Nuclei 85
10. Section VII. Particles 101
11. Section VIII. And More Particles 118
12. Section IX. Interactions 137
13. Section X. Constancy during Change 154
14. Section XI. Waves and Particles 173
15. Section XII. Waves and Probability 189
16. Section XIII. Quantum Physics and Technology 207
17. Section XIV. Quantum Physics at Every Scale 228
18. Section XV. Frontiers and Puzzles 244
19. Appendix A 265
20. Appendix B 271
21. Acknowledgments 275
22. Index 277