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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199225869
ISBN-13
9780199225866
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70972797
Product Key Features
Book Title
Nothing : a Very Short Introduction
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Movements / Existentialism, General, Metaphysics, Physics / General
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Philosophy, Science
Book Series
Very Short Introductions Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
4.8 Oz
Item Length
6.9 in
Item Width
4.4 in
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Trade
Reviews
'Review from previous edition All in all, this book makes for some fascinating reading.'Chemistry World, Dennis Rouvray., 'Review from previous edition: All in all, this book makes for some fascinating reading.'Chemistry World, Dennis Rouvray., 'Review from previous edition All in all, this book makes for some fascinating reading.'Chemistry World, Dennis Rouvray.'An accessible and entertaining read for layperson and scientist alike.'Physics World'The Void is well worth reading.'Robert Cailliau. CERN Courier.'It covers very complicated concepts in a mostly accessible way.'Lawrence Rudnick, Nature'A fascinating subject covered by a fascinating book.'Marcus Chown, Focus
Table Of Content
1. Much Ado About Nothing2. How Empty is an Atom?3. Space4. Waves in What?5. Travelling on a Light Beam6. The Cost of Free Space7. The Infinite Sea8. The Higgs Vacuum9. The New VoidNotesBibliographyIndex
Synopsis
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. Readers 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. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam., What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and the history of the elusive void: from Aristotle who insisted that the vacuum was impossible, via the theories of Newton and Einstein, to our very latest discoveries and why they can tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos. Frank Close tells the story of how scientists have explored the elusive void, and the rich discoveries that they have made there. He takes the reader on a lively and accessible history through ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research. He describes how scientists discovered that the vacuum is filled with fields; how Newton, Mach, and Einstein grappled with the nature of space and time; and how the mysterious 'aether' that was long ago supposed to permeate the void may now be making a comeback with the latest research into the 'Higgs field'. We now know that the vacuum is far from being empty - it seethes with virtual particles and antiparticles that erupt spontaneously into being, and it also may contain hidden dimensions that we were previously unaware of. These new discoveries may provide answers to some of cosmology's most fundamental questions: what lies outside the universe, and, if there was once nothing, then how did the universe begin? ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable., What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and history of the elusive void: from Aristotle's theories to black holes and quantum particles, and why the latest discoveries about the vacuum tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos.
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QC6
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