Void - James Owen Weatherall

Void

The Strange Physics of Nothing
Buch | Hardcover
224 Seiten
2017
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-20998-3 (ISBN)
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Why "nothing" may hold the key to the next era of theoretical physics
The rising star author of The Physics of Wall Street explores why “nothing” may hold the key to the next era of theoretical physics

James Owen Weatherall’s previous book, The Physics of Wall Street, was a New York Times best-seller and named one of Physics Today’s five most intriguing books of 2013. In his newest volume, he takes on a fundamental concept of modern physics: nothing. The physics of stuff—protons, neutrons, electrons, and even quarks and gluons—is at least somewhat familiar to most of us. But what about the physics of nothing? Isaac Newton thought of empty space as nothingness extended in all directions, a kind of theater in which physics could unfold. But both quantum theory and relativity tell us that Newton’s picture can’t be right. Nothing, it turns out, is an awful lot like something, with a structure and properties every bit as complex and mysterious as matter. In his signature lively prose, Weatherall explores the very nature of empty space—and solidifies his reputation as a science writer to watch.

James Owen Weatherall is professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine. He lives in Irvine, CA.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Foundational Questions in Science
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 210 mm
Gewicht 399 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geophysik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Quantenphysik
ISBN-10 0-300-20998-3 / 0300209983
ISBN-13 978-0-300-20998-3 / 9780300209983
Zustand Neuware
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