| Description |
1 online resource (x, 180 pages) |
| Series |
Series on knots and everything ; v. 42 |
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K & E series on knots and everything ; v. 42.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Combinatorial space -- 3. The story of the particle concept -- 4. Dimensionality -- 5. The simple bit-string picture -- 6. The fine-structure constant calculated -- 7. Process and iteration -- 8. Pre-space : high-energy particles : non-locality -- 9. Space, relativity and classical space -- 10. Perception -- 11. Current quantum physics, state/observer philosophy : complementarity -- 12. Just six numbers -- 13. Quantum or gravity? |
| Summary |
This book is a unique summary of the results of a long research project undertaken by the authors on discreteness in modern physics. In contrast with the usual expectation that discreteness is the result of mathematical tools for insertion into a continuous theory, this more basic treatment builds up the world from the discrimination of discrete entities. This gives an algebraic structure in which certain fixed numbers arise. As such, one agrees with the measured value of the fine-structure constant to one part in 10,000,000 (107) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Particles (Nuclear physics) -- History
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Quantum theory -- History
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Mathematical physics -- History
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Science -- Philosophy -- History
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Mathematical & Computational.
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Mathematical physics
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Particles (Nuclear physics)
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Quantum theory
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Science -- Philosophy
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Partícules (Física nuclear) -- Història.
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Quàntums, Teoria dels -- Història.
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Física matemàtica -- Història.
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Ciència -- Filosofia -- Història.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kilmister, C. W. (Clive William)
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World Scientific (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789814261685 |
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9814261688 |
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