Spooky action at a distance : the phenomenon that reimagines space and time--and what it means for b...
Spooky action at a distance : the phenomenon that reimagines space and time--and what it means for b...
Spooky action at a distance : the phenomenon that reimagines space and time--and what it means for black holes, the big bang, and theories of everything / George Musser.
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Publisher
New York : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
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G 2017/2710
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Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Einstein's castle in the air -- The many varieties of nonlocality -- The origins of nonlocality -- Einstein's locality -- The great debate -- Nonlocality and the unification of physics -- Spacetime is doomed -- Conclusion: The amplituhedron.
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Publisher
New York : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2015.
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Summary
"A tour of modern physics that provocatively examines growing understandings about the near-fantastical impact of particles to affect each other across the vastness of space, "--Amazon.com.
What is space? It isn't a question that most of us normally ask. Space is the venue of physics; it's where things exist, where they move and take shape. Yet over the past few decades, physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time: nonlocality--the ability of two particles to act in harmony no matter ho...
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Full title
Spooky action at a distance : the phenomenon that reimagines space and time--and what it means for black holes, the big bang, and theories of everything / George Musser.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/2710
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74VKVaQx3dPd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVaQx3dPd
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ISBN
9780374298517
DDC
530.11
MMS ID
991024104415602626
