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The Void.

What is 'the void'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - 'nothing' - exist? This little book explores the science and the history of the elusive void: from Aristotle's theories to black holes and quantum particles, and why our very latest discove...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Close, F. E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, UK, 2007.
Colección:Brief insight The void
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; 1. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING; 2. HOW EMPTY IS AN ATOM?; 3. SPACE; 4. WAVES IN WHAT?; 5. TRAVELLING ON A LIGHT BEAM; 6. THE COST OF FREE SPACE; 7. THE INFINITE SEA; 8. THE HIGGS VACUUM; 9. THE NEW VOID; Notes; Bibliography; Index.