The Lightness of Being [electronic resource] : Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilczek, Frank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ether (Space).

Grand unified theories (Nuclear physics).

Mass (Physics).

Matter.

Local Subjects:

Ether (Space).

Grand unified theories (Nuclear physics).

Mass (Physics).

Matter.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 puzzli

Contents:

Contents; About the Title; Reader's Guide; PART I; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Part II; 13; 14; 15; 16; Part III; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Glossary; Notes; Illustration Credits; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-74670-7

9786612746703

0-7867-3168-0

OCLC:

299738729