Nothing: A Very Short Introduction
Frank Close
giu 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Letto da Ray Chase
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This short, smart book tells you everything you need to know about "nothing." What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space-"nothing"-exist? To answer these questions, eminent scientist Frank Close takes us on a lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research, illuminating the story of how scientists have explored the void and the rich discoveries they have made there. Listeners will find an enlightening history of the vacuum: how the efforts to make a better vacuum led to the discovery of the electron; the ideas of Newton, Mach, and Einstein on the nature of space and time; the mysterious aether and how Einstein did away with it; and the latest ideas that the vacuum is filled with the Higgs field. The story ranges from the absolute zero of temperature and the seething vacuum of virtual particles and anti-particles that fills space, to the extreme heat and energy of the early universe.
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Frank Close is an eminent research theoretical physicist in nuclear and particle physics. He is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College. He is the author of several books, including Lucifer's Legacy, Elusive, Antimatter, Neutrino, Eclipse, Particle Physics, and more.
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