The Quantum Quark

Wisconsin Bookwatch, Feb, 2005

The Quantum Quark

Andrew Watson

Cambridge University Press

40 West 20th Street, NY, NY 10011-4211

0521829070 $30.00 1-800-872-7423

The Quantum Quark is a close look at quantum chromodynamics that does not require an extensive mathematics or physics background of the reader. Freelance science journalist and regular contributor to "Science" magazine Andrew Watson explores such topics as the quantum world, "the gregarious gluon", quarks and hadrons, the true significance of the vacuum state, and much more. A handful of black-and-white diagrams and photographs illustrate this fascinating tour of scientific theory, recommended for anyone with even the most casual interest in understanding the fundamental particles composing the Universe.