LEADER 02629nam 22004575 450 001 9910809038903321 005 20220415020408.0 010 $a0-300-20998-3 010 $a0-300-22449-4 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300224498 035 $a(CKB)3710000000918297 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4728131 035 $a(DE-B1597)540524 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300224498 035 $a(OCoLC)961455785 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000918297 100 $a20200229h20162016 fg 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aVoid $eThe Strange Physics of Nothing /$fJames Owen Weatherall 210 1$aNew Haven, CT :$cYale University Press,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (205 pages) 225 0 $aFoundational Questions in Science 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPrologue: Much Ado about Nothing --$t1. The Plenum and the Void --$t2. Waves of Space Itself --$t3. The Nothing Nothings --$tEpilogue: Why Nothing Really Matters: Quantum Gravity and Beyond --$tAcknowledgments --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aThe rising star author of The Physics of Wall Street explores why "nothing" may hold the key to the next era of theoretical physics James Owen Weatherall's previous book, The Physics of Wall Street, was a New York Times best-seller and named one of Physics Today's five most intriguing books of 2013. In his newest volume, he takes on a fundamental concept of modern physics: nothing. The physics of stuff-protons, neutrons, electrons, and even quarks and gluons-is at least somewhat familiar to most of us. But what about the physics of nothing? Isaac Newton thought of empty space as nothingness extended in all directions, a kind of theater in which physics could unfold. But both quantum theory and relativity tell us that Newton's picture can't be right. Nothing, it turns out, is an awful lot like something, with a structure and properties every bit as complex and mysterious as matter. In his signature lively prose, Weatherall explores the very nature of empty space-and solidifies his reputation as a science writer to watch. 410 0$aFoundational questions in science. 606 $aPhysics 615 0$aPhysics. 676 $a530.1 700 $aWeatherall$b James Owen$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0787211 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809038903321 996 $aVoid$93935506 997 $aUNINA