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Achilles in the quantum universe

by Morris, Richard

1997 224 pages eng

Centuries ago, when the ancient philosopher Zeno proposed his famous paradox involving Achilles and the Tortoise, he struck at the heart of one of science's most enduring and intractable problems: How do we define the infinite? From then on, our greatest natural philosophers, logicians, mathematicia…

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