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The origin of discrete particles [electronic resource] / T. Bastin, C.W. Kilmister.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: K & E series on knots and everything ; v. 42.Publication details: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (x, 180 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789814261685
  • 9814261688
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No title; No titleDDC classification:
  • 530.15 22
LOC classification:
  • QC793.16 .B37 2009eb
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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?
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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).
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index.

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?

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).

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