Discrete or Continuous? : the Quest for Fundamental Length in Modern Physics.

Novel conceptual analysis, fresh historical perspectives, and concrete physical examples illuminate one of the most thought-provoking topics in physics.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hagar, Amit
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Standards of length.
Physical constants.
Étalons de longueur.
Constantes physiques.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Measurement.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Arguments from math
  • Arguments from philosophy
  • Electrodynamics, QED, and early QFT
  • Quantum gravity : prehistory
  • Einstein on the notion of length
  • Quantum gravity : current approaches
  • The proof is in the pudding
  • Coda.

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