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Nothing : a very short introduction / Frank Close

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Close, F. E.
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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1 online resource (157 pages).
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Contents
Much ado about nothing -- How empty is an atom? -- Space -- Waves in what? --Traveling on a light beam --The cost of free space -- The infinite sea -- The Higgs vacuum -- The new Void.
Summary
In this compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe, Frank Close takes us on a journey into the atom to examine known particles such as quarks, electrons, and the ghostly neutrino. Along the way he provides fascinating insights into how discoveries in particle physics have actually been made, and discusses how our picture of the world has been radically revised in the light of these developments. He concludes by looking ahead to new ideas about the mystery of antimatter, the number of dimensions that there might be in the universe, and to what the next 50 years of research might reveal.
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9780191570216 (electronic bk.)
0191570214 (electronic bk.)
9780191574641 (electronic bk.)
0191574643 (electronic bk.)
0199225869 (pbk.)
9780199225866 (pbk.)
9786612465789
6612465786
1282465783
9781282465787
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index.
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