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The Dark Energy Paradigm : The Mysterious Universe / by B.G. Sidharth.
Springer Nature - Springer Physics and Astronomy (R0) eBooks 2025 English International Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sidharth, B. G.
- Series:
- Physics and Astronomy Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quantum theory.
- Special relativity (Physics).
- Electrodynamics.
- Statistical mechanics.
- Gravitation.
- Quantum Physics.
- Special Relativity.
- Classical Electrodynamics.
- Statistical Mechanics.
- Gravitational Physics.
- Local Subjects:
- Quantum Physics.
- Special Relativity.
- Classical Electrodynamics.
- Statistical Mechanics.
- Gravitational Physics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2025.
- Summary:
- This book offers a compelling and philosophical exploration of the physical origins of inflation in the universe, grounded in the dimensional analysis of quantum mechanics and general relativity models. It posits that vacuum fluctuations drive inflation, presenting original ideas built upon the author’s previous work. In the late 1990s, the author introduced the concept of dark energy and an accelerating universe, which was promptly confirmed by the observations of Perlmutter, Kirschner, and Riess. The discovery of dark energy has led to several new paradigms, including the intriguing notion that spacetime is discrete, resembling a Cantor set. Additionally, the book provides the important insight that special relativity is founded on quantum mechanical amplitudes, rather than classical mechanics. Furthermore, the book delves into the noncommutative nature of spacetime. It investigates the potential existence of a fifth force, a new force, over and above the four well-known forces, supported by the experimental evidence that is analyzed and discussed.
- Contents:
- Dark Energy Universe
- Violation of Lorentz Symmetry
- The Enigmatic Neutrino
- The Bizarre Spactime
- Mystery of the Missing Dark Matter
- Low-Dimensional Structures
- A Fifth Force in Nature
- An Explorer’s Miscellany.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Sidharth, B. G. The Dark Energy Paradigm
- ISBN:
- 9789819637454
- OCLC:
- 1527722185
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