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Kragh, Helge S., Overduin, James - The Weight of the Vacuum: A Scientific History of Dark Energy (SpringerBriefs in Physics) - 9783642550898 - V9783642550898
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The Weight of the Vacuum: A Scientific History of Dark Energy (SpringerBriefs in Physics)

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Description for The Weight of the Vacuum: A Scientific History of Dark Energy (SpringerBriefs in Physics) Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in Physics. Num Pages: 113 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 8. Weight in Grams: 208.
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the discovery of cosmic acceleration due to dark energy, a discovery that is all the more perplexing as nobody knows what dark energy actually is. We put the modern concept of cosmological vacuum energy into historical context and show how it grew out of disparate roots in quantum mechanics (zero-point energy) and relativity theory (the cosmological constant, Einstein's “greatest blunder”). These two influences have remained strangely aloof and still co-exist in an uneasy alliance that is at the heart of the greatest crisis in theoretical physics, the cosmological-constant problem.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Physics
Number of Pages
113
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642550898
SKU
V9783642550898
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About Kragh, Helge S., Overduin, James
Prof. James Overduin, Baltimore, MD, USA Prof. Helge Kragh, Aarhus University, Denmark

Reviews for The Weight of the Vacuum: A Scientific History of Dark Energy (SpringerBriefs in Physics)
“This is an interesting historical overview of the development of ideas relating to vacuum energy. It is a well-written, easy read, and should appeal to anyone with an interest in dark energy, which should be all of us, since this is often claimed as the biggest mystery in modern physics. Kragh and Overduin have split the story into 12 chapters, ... Read more

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