The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces - Couverture rigide

Wilczek, Frank

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0465003214 ISBN 13 : 9780465003211

Editeur : Basic Books, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Wilczek Frank

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Revue de presse :

Science News
"For a safari-like adventure into the world of physics, follow Wilczek's lead. Quirky but knowledgeable, he explores the essence of the matter that makes up the universe — combining the enthusiasm of someone like Jeff Corwin with the thoughtfulness of a David Attenborough."American Scientist
“The Lightness of Being does a superb job of introducing the reader...to our current understanding of the nature of matter and the forces that govern the universe.... [A] wonderful program guide to what we can expect from the LHC in the coming years. Stay tuned.”New York Review of Books
“Frank Wilczek is one of the most brilliant practitioners of particle physics.... It is too soon to tell whether Wilczek will be the new Darwin. His book is not the new Origin of Species. It is more like Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle, a popular account of a voyage of exploration, describing the landscape and the newly discovered creatures that still have to be explained.... He writes as he thinks, with a lightness of touch that can come only to one who is absolute master of his subject.”

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Our understanding of nature’s deepest reality has changed radically, but almost without our noticing, over the past twenty-five years. Transcending the clash of older ideas about matter and space, acclaimed physicist Frank Wilczek explains a remarkable new discovery: matter is built from almost weightless units, and pure energy is the ultimate source of mass. He calls it “The Lightness of Being.” Space is no mere container, empty and passive. It is a dynamic Grid—a modern ether— and its spontaneous activity creates and destroys particles. This new understanding of mass explains the puzzling feebleness of gravity, and a gorgeous unification of all the forces comes sharply into focus.

The Lightness of Being is the first book to explore the implications of these revolutionary ideas about mass, energy, and the nature of “empty space.” In it, Wilczek masterfully presents new perspectives on our incredible universe and envisions a new golden age of fundamental physics.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0465003214
• ISBN 13: 9780465003211
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 292