The Theory of Almost Everything by Robert Oerter

WITH exotic yet unproven physics such as string theory and extra dimensions getting all the hype, the tried and true standard model of particle physics isn’t getting the respect it deserves. Physicist Robert Oerter is out to set the record straight, and in this book he reveals the standard model in all its glory. To a physicist, Oerter explains, particles are like the ornaments on a Christmas tree: pretty, but not fundamental. He wants to give readers the tree – the underlying structure. But it’s a prickly one: this is an in-depth examination of particle physics, and it can be…