The Quantum Vacuum: A Scientific and Philosophical Concept, from Electrodynamics to String Theory and the Geometry of the Microscopic World

by Luciano Boi

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A vacuum, classically understood, contains nothing. The quantum vacuum, on the other hand, is a seething cauldron of nothingness: particle pairs going in and out of existence continuously and rapidly while exerting influence over an enormous range of scales. Acclaimed mathematical physicist and natural philosopher Luciano Boi expounds the quantum vacuum, exploring the meaning of nothingness and its relationship with physical reality. Boi first provides a deep analysis of the interaction between geometry and physics at the quantum level. He next describes the relationship between the microscopic and macroscopic structures of the world. In so doing, Boi sheds light...Read more
  • ISBN10 1421402475
  • ISBN13 9781421402475
  • Publish Date 28 October 2011
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 5 October 2016
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 232
  • Language English