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INDEX

A

Acceleration

curvature of space and, 1

gravity and, 1

Adams, Douglas, 1, 2

Aging

general theory of relativity, 1

gravity effects, 1

special theory of relativity, 1, 2

Allen, Woody, 1

Alpha particle

decay, 1, 2

definition, 1

escape from nucleus, 1, 2

scattering studies, 1, 2

tunnelling, 1

Alpher, Ralph, 1

Anaxagoras, 1

Antimatter, 1n, 2

Aspect, Alain, 1

Aston, Francis, 1, 2

Atkinson, Robert, 1

Atmosphere, 1

Atomic theory

atomic decay, 1, 2

chemical properties, 1, 2

duration of atoms, 1, 2

nature of light, 1, 2

origins and development, 1

quantum theory and, 1

size of atoms, 1, 2

structure and properties of atoms, 1, 2, 3

structure and properties of matter, 1, 2

types of atoms, 1

uncertainty principle, 1

Atomic weight, 1, 2

Attraction, atomic, 1

B

Becquerel, Henri, 1

Beginning of Universe. See Big Bang

Bernoulli, Daniel, 1

Big Bang

cosmic background radiation as evidence of, 1, 2, 3

distribution of matter after, 1, 2

entanglement and, 1

expansion of universe after, 1

explanatory power, 1

general theory of relativity and, 1, 2

inflation theory, 1

singularity at moment of, 1

visibility of stars and, 1

Big Crunch, 1

Binary calculations, 1n

Binnig, Gerd, 1

Biosphere, 1

Black body, 1

Black holes

definition and properties, 1, 2, 3

Einstein’s theory, 1

energy conversion in, 1

event horizon, 1

gravity in, 1

in quasars, 1

singularity in, 1

space-time distortions in, 1, 2

Bohr, Niels, 1

Bose-Einstein condensation, 1

Bosons

behaviour in presence of other bosons, 1

definition, 1

fermions behaving as, 1

Boyle, Robert, 1

Bragg, William, 1

Breathing, shared atoms in, 1

Brown, Julian, 1

Brown, Robert, 1

Brownian motion, 1, 2

Bruno, Giordano, 1

C

Carbon, 1

Centrifugal force, 1

Chance, in quantum theory, 1

Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan, 1

Chandrasekhar limit, 1

Charge, atomic, 1, 2n

Chemistry, atomic basis of, 1, 2

Chiao, Raymond, 1

Chronology protection conjecture, 1

Cloud chamber, 1

Comets, 1, 2, 3

Compton effect, 1

Computers, quantum. See Quantum computers

Contraction of universe, 1

Cooper pairs, 1

Copenhagen Interpretation, 1

Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite, 1

Cosmic background radiation, 1

Big Bang theory and, 1, 2, 3, 4

discovery, 1

distribution of, 1, 2, 3

temperature, 1, 2

Cosmology, 1

Critical mass, 1, 2

D

Dark matter, 1, 2

Decay

atomic, 1

of organic matter, 1

Decoherence, 1, 2

Degeneracy pressure, 1, 2

Democritus, 1, 2

Deutsch, David, 1

Double slit experiment

design, 1

indistinguishability and, 1

interference pattern, 1, 2, 3

particle physics of, 1, 2, 3

significance of, 1, 2, 3

uncertainty principle and, 1

Duration of atoms, 1, 2

E

Eclipse, solar, 1

Eddington, Arthur, 1, 2, 3

Einstein, Albert, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Electric force, 1, 2

Electricity

atomic theory, 1, 2

electric current, 1

electrical charge, 1

photoelectric effect, 1

Electromagnetism

light and, 1, 2

special theory of relativity, 1

theory of, 1, 2, 3

Electrons, 1

atomic structure, 1, 2, 3

in Cooper pairs, 1

discovery, 1

ejection event, 1

indistinguishability, 1

nucleus and, 1, 2, 3

orbitals, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Pauli exclusion principle, 1, 2

in photoelectric effect, 1

properties, 1, 2

spin, 1

in stars, 1

uncertainty principle, 1

velocity, 1

vibration, 1, 2

wave frequency, 1

See also Fermions

Elements, 1, 2

E=mc2, 1, 2

Emptiness

of matter, 1, 2, 3

quantum vacuum, 1

Energy

atomic weight and, 1

in black holes, 1

dark energy, 1

in electron orbit jump, 1

in empty space, 1

gravity effects, 1

hydrogen bomb, 1

mass and, 1, 2

mass converted into, 1

of motion, 1

to reach speed of light, 1

as source of gravity, 1, 2

of stars, 1

transformation of, 1, 2, 3

weight of, 1, 2

Entanglement, 1

Equivalence, Principle of, 1, 2

Event horizon, 1

Everett, Hugh, III, 1

Exclusion principle. See Pauli exclusion principle

Expanding universe

discovery of, 1

future of, 1

rate, 1

See also Inflation of Universe