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1 online resource (282 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Summary |
Novel conceptual analysis, fresh historical perspectives, and concrete physical examples illuminate one of the most thought-provoking topics in physics. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Arguments from math -- Arguments from philosophy -- Electrodynamics, QED, and early QFT -- Quantum gravity : prehistory -- Einstein on the notion of length -- Quantum gravity : current approaches -- The proof is in the pudding -- Coda. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Standards of length.
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Standards of length. |
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Physical constants.
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Physical constants. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Hagar, Amit. Discrete or Continuous? Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014 9781139960274 |
ISBN |
9781139958165 (electronic book) |
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113995816X (electronic book) |
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9781139960274 (electronic book) |
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113996027X (electronic book) |
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9781107477346 (electronic book) |
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1107477344 (electronic book) |
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9781139959216 (e-book) |
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1139959212 (e-book) |
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9781107062801 |
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1107062802 |
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