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F

Faraday, Michael, 1

Fermions

boson behaviour in, 1

definition, 1

probability waveflipping and, 1

Feynman, Richard, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5n, 6, 7

Fourth dimension, 1

Frame dragging, 1

Free fall, 1, 2, 3

Frequencies, wave, 1

Friction, 1, 2n

Friedman, Aleksandr, 1

G

Gaarder, Jostein, 1, 2, 3, 4

Galaxies

dark matter of, 1

distribution, 1

in expanding universe, 1

Galileo, 1, 2

Gamboge particles, 1

Gamow, George, 1, 2n, 3

Gas, pressure of, 1

Geiger, Hans, 1, 2, 3

General theory of relativity

bending of light in, 1

cosmological application, 1, 2

goals, 1, 2

gravity waves in, 1

nonlinearity of, 1

principles of, 1

quantum theory and, 1

real-world implications, 1, 2

time travel and, 1

Geodesics, 1

Gravitational red shift, 1n

Gravitons, 1

Gravity

acceleration and, 1

bending of light by, 1

of black holes, 1, 2

creation of gravity by, 1, 2

of dark matter, 1

effects on time, 1

experience of, 1

frame dragging, 1

general theory of relativity, 1

as inertial force, 1

mass and, 1

Newtonian conceptualisation, 1

particle carriers of, 1

in production of energy, 1

quantum theory of, 1

repulsive force and, 1

sources of, 1

speed of, 1

as warped space, 1

waves, 1, 2

without mass, 1

Ground state, 1

Guth, Alan, 1

H

Hawking, Stephen, 1, 2

Heisenberg, Werner, 1

Helium

alpha particles, 1, 2

liquid, 1

nuclear fusion, 1

properties, 1

structure, 1, 2n, 3

Helium-3, 1

Herman, Robert, 1

Houtermans, Fritz, 1

Hoyle, Fred, 1n

Hubble, Edwin, 1

Hubble’s law, 1

Hydrogen, 1

atomic structure, 1n, 2

nuclear fusion, 1, 2

Hydrogen bomb, 1

I

Indistinguishability of microscopic objects

electron spin and, 1

interference and, 1, 2

Pauli exclusion principle and, 1

significance of, 1, 2

Inertia, 1

Inflation of Universe, 1

Interference

decoherence and, 1

evidence of, 1

indistinguishability and, 1

Many Worlds idea and, 1

obstacles to, 1

particle physics, 1, 2, 3

pattern smearing, 1

superposition and, 1

uncertainty principle, 1

Inverse-square law, 1

Ions, 1, 2n

K

Kepler, Johannes, 1

Kerr, Roy, 1

L

Lamb shift, 1n

Lasers, 1

Lavoisier, Antoine, 1

Leibniz, Gottfried, 1n

Lemaître, Georges-Henri, 1

Light

ability to penetrate matter, 1

atomic theory and, 1

bending of, by gravity, 1

boson behaviour and, 1

cosmic background radiation, 1

curvature of space and, 1

dual wave-particle nature, 1

effect of gravity of time and, 1

as electromagnetic wave, 1, 2

interference, 1

mass of, 1

as particle phenomenon, 1

photoelectric effect, 1

as wave phenomenon, 1

See also Speed of light

Liquids, behaviour of, 1

Lithium, 1, 2, 3

Location of particle, uncertainty principle, 1

M

Many Worlds idea, 1

Marsden, Ernest, 1, 2

Mass

in empty space, 1

as form of energy, 1, 2

gravity and, 1, 2

of protons, 1

speed and, 1

transformation into energy, 1

See also Matter

Mass spectrograph, 1

Matter

antimatter and, 1

atomic structure, 1, 2, 3

creation in empty space, 1, 2

critical mass, 1, 2

dark matter, 1, 2

distribution in universe, 1

light and, 1

properties of, determinants of, 1

in space-time distortion, 1

teleportation, 1

See also Mass

Maxwell, James Clerk, 1

Maxwell’s wave, 1

Mercury, 1

Metals

electric current in, 1

superconductors, 1

Microwave radiation. See Cosmic background radiation

Minkowski, Hermann, 1

Momentum, 1, 2

Multiple universes, 1, 2

Multiverse. See Multiple universes

Muons, 1

N

Neutrinos, 1

Neutron star, 1, 2, 3, 4

Neutrons, 1

Newtonian physics, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Night sky, 1, 2

Nobel Prize, 1, 2, 3

Nonlocality, 1, 2

Novikov, Igor, 1

Nuclear force, 1

Nuclear fusion, 1, 2

Nucleus, atomic

alpha particle escape from, 1, 2

collision of nuclei, 1

electron (s) and, 1, 2, 3

nuclear force in, 1

structure and properties, 1, 2, 3

O

Observation

of atomic behaviour and properties, 1, 2, 3

effect of gravity of time and, 1

electron ejection event, 1

instantaneous influence and, 1

principle of relativity, 1, 2, 3

probability wave flipping, 1

of quantum behaviour, 1, 2

of speed of light, 1

of superposition, 1, 2, 3

superposition