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The Lightness of Being - Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces (Paperback): Frank Wilczek

The Lightness of Being - Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces (Paperback)

Frank Wilczek

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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 puzzling feebleness of gravity, and a gorgeous unification of all the forces comes sharply into focus.

"The Lightness of Being" is the first book to explore the implications of these revolutionary ideas about mass, energy, and the nature of "empty space." In it, Wilczek masterfully presents new perspectives on our incredible universe and envisions a new golden age of fundamental physics.

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Imprint: BasicBooks
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2010
First published: March 2010
Authors: Frank Wilczek
Dimensions: 155 x 232 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 978-0-465-01895-6
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Classical mechanics > General
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LSN: 0-465-01895-5
Barcode: 9780465018956

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