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nothing a very short introduction
this short smart book tells you everything you need to know about nothing . what remains when you take all the matter away can empty space nothing exist to answer these questions eminent scientist frank close takes us on a lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research illuminating the story of how scientists have explored the void and the rich discoveries they have made there . readers will find an enlightening history of the vacuum how the efforts to make a better vacuum led to the discovery of the electron ; the ideas of newton mach and einstein on the nature of space and time ; the mysterious aether and how einstein did away with it ; and the latest ideas that the vacuum is filled with the higgs field . the story ranges from the absolute zero of temperature and the seething vacuum of virtual particles and anti particles that fills space to the extreme heat and energy of the early universe . br about the series combining authority with wit accessibility and style very short introductions offer an introduction to some of lifes most interesting topics . written by experts for the newcomer they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics from philosophy to freud quantum theory to islam .
paperback oxford university press usa 2009 isbn13 9780199225866 isbn10 0199225869
abridged n isbn 13 9780199225866 number in series 1 number of pages 157 publisher oxford univ pr release date 62135769600000 series title very short introductions