Zero time space: how quantum tunneling broke the light speed barrier

This English edition of a successful, proven title provides a sound scientific background, while allowing a popular presentation of the physics behind the strange and mysterious tunneling process. Based on his groundbreaking experiments, Prof Nimtz places the topic in a broader context by showing connections with other branches of physics. He and the team of authors begin by introducingsuch fundamental concepts as space and time and continue with tunneling phenomena from optics, nuclear and solid state physics. Avoiding mathematical equations and definitions altogether, they explain step-by-step the prerequisites for the tunnel effect to function, from classical mechanics to quantum mechanics, right up to modern topics, such as wormholes and space travel a la Star Trek. With a foreword by astronaut Ulrich Walter, science team member of the D-2 Space Shuttle Mission. INDICE: Foreword: Subtle is the Lord.Preface.1 Introduction.1.1 The Tunneling Process.1.2 Time, Space and Velocity.2 Measures of Time and Space.2.1 Measures of Time: Heartbeat, Day and Year.2.2 Measures of Length: Foot, Meter and Light Year.3 Time in Biology.3.1 Perception, Thoughts, Brainwork, Memory.3.2 Biological Time Unit.4 Velocity.4.1 Velocity Definitions.4.2 Velocity Measurement.4.3 Interaction Processes.4.4 Signals.4.5 From Galilei via Newton and Einstein to Quantum Physics.5 Faster than Light and Zero Time Phenomena.5.1 The Tunneling Process: Space with Zero Time.5.1.1 The Tunneling Effect.5.1.2 Tunneling Time.5.2 Photonic Tunneling Structures.5.2.1 Double Prisms.5.2.2 The QuarterWavelength or lambda/4 Lattice.5.2.3 The Undersized Hollow Waveguide.5.3 Tunneling Velocity.5.3.1 Measuring Tunneling Time with Double Prisms.5.3.2 Measuring Tunneling Time with the Quarter Wavelength Lattice.5.3.3 Determining Tunneling Time with an Undersized Hollow Waveguide.5.3.4 Tunneling: Zero Time in theTunnel Barrier.5.4 Tunneling as a Near-Field Phenomenon.5.5 Causality.5.6 Non-Locality: Reflection at Tunneling Barriers.5.7 Tunneling Particles are Not Observable.5.8 Universal Relation between Tunneling Time and Signal or Particle Frequency.5.9 Teleportation.5.10 Wormholes and Warp Drives.6 Summary.Bibliography.Index

• ISBN: 978-3-527-40735-4
• Editorial: Verlag Chemie
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 166
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés