Understanding The Universe: From Quarks To Cosmos (Revised Edition) - Lincoln, Donald (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Usa)

All of the matter of the universe was concentrated at a single point, with temperatures so high that even the familiar protons and neutrons of atoms did not yet exist, but rather were replaced by a swirling maelstrom of energy, matter and antimatter. This book explains the world of quarks and leptons and the forces that govern their behavior.