| The Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force: Discover, Pursuit, and Justification in Modern Physics | Hardcoverby Allan Franklin (Editor)
| List Price: | $54.95 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | American Institute of Physics | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 150 Pages | | Publication Date: | April 28, 1993 | | Sales Rank: | 2,948,156nd |
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Product Description
Reading like a detective story, this work discloses the curious history of the dramatic rise and swift fall of the concept of the "Fifth Force" a proposed modification of Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation and one of the most heralded physics theories in recent memory. While discussing the origin and fate of this short-lived concept, the author provides a fascinating analysis of the ways in which scientific hypotheses in general are promulgated and pursued. |
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