Gravity does not exist : a puzzle for the 21st Century / Vincent Icke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Icke, Vincent, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (109 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Every scientific fact was born as an opinion about the unknown - a hypothesis. Opinion gradually becomes fact as evidence piles up to support a theory. But what if there are two theories, each of which has produced a myriad of things that correspond perfectly to the phenomena but can't be combined into one? One theory replaced the mystery of gravity with a precise model of space and time. The other theory replaced the mystery of matter with a description of quantum particles. As we understand our universe, we keep each in its own domain: space and time for very large things, particles for the very small ones. However, 13.8 billion years ago, those two incompatible domains belonged to a single realm. Who in the current or future generations of physicists will crack this seemingly impossible puzzle? This, contends the author, is not just a big question, but the biggest question in physics in our century. Combining Ickes's first-hand knowledge with a robust argument and intellectual playfulness, this fascinating book succeeds in making a notoriously difficult subject accessible to all readers interested in a better grasp of our universe.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

The Process of Measurement

The Process of Progress

Laws Ain't

Motion

Huygens's Relativity

Acceleration

Gravity

Absoluteness Theory

Gravity Does Not Exist

Reflections

Jes' Rollin' Along

Feynman's Web

A Twist to the Tale

Questions for the 21st Century

Small Moves, Ellie

Thanks

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Jan 2021).

ISBN:

9789048517053

9048517052

9789048517046

9048517044

OCLC:

893684530