Harry J Lipkin Boeken

Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the narrative follows Andrei Sakharov, a dissident physicist exiled in Gorki, as he struggles with censorship and isolation. Alongside Harry Lipkin, both scientists uncover the revolutionary concept that protons and neutrons are made of smaller particles called quarks. Their journey involves smuggling scientific results and correspondence across borders, highlighting the intersection of politics and scientific discovery. The book explores the challenges of communication and the pursuit of knowledge amidst oppression.

This graduate-level text presents aspects of beta decay that can be understood without reference to the formal theory. Accessible to those unfamiliar with the formal theory, it makes a clear distinction between results dependent on the specific assumptions underlying the formal theory and those independent of these assumptions. 1962 edition.