The fourth edition of this popular book is a comprehensive introduction to particle physics, including the latest ideas and discoveries.

A clear and concise introduction to nuclear physics suitable for a core undergraduate physics course.

Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles

"The Higgs boson ... is the key to understanding why mass exists and how atoms are possible. After billions of dollars and decades of effort by more than six th