The Weight of the Vacuum: A Scientific History of Dark Energy

By Helge Kragh and James M. Overduin

Early ideas of space and vacuum.- The active ether.- Planck's second quantum theory.- Half-quanta and zero-point energy.- Nernst's cosmic quantum ether.- The Hamburg connection.- The cosmological constant.- From Casimir to Zel'dovich.- Inflation and the false vacuum.- Variable cosmological constants and quintessence.- How heavy is the vacuum?.- The accelerating universe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642550894
• ISBN13: 9783642550898
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 113 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"