Spooky action at a distance : the phenomenon that reimagines space and time--and what it means for black holes, the big bang, and theories of everything
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New York : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
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286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Los Osos Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
1511
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Over the past few decades physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time. Nonlocality is the ability of two particles to act in harmony no matter how far apart they may be. Einstein grappled with this oddity and couldn't come to terms with it, calling it 'spooky action at a distance'. This strange occurrance, which has direct connections to black holes, particle collisions and even the workings of gravity, holds the potential to undermine our most basic understandings of physical reality. Author George Musser offers a provocative exploration of nonlocality and a celebratioin of the scientists who are trying to explain it.
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