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Vacua, Vacuum: the Physics of Nothing

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History of Original Ideas and Basic Discoveries in Particle Physics

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSB,volume 352))

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The origin and the early history of several ideas concerning possible properties of the vacuum are briefly sketched. The topics include the CP properties of the vacuum, the possible existence of a mirror world, phase transitions in the early universe, vacuum domain walls, and the decay of the false vacuum.

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  1. L. B. Okun

    Present address: ITEP, Moscow, 117259, Russia

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  1. Theoretical Physics Division, CERN, CH-1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland

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  1. California Institute of Technology, 256-48, Pasadena, California, 91125, USA

    Harvey B. Newman

  2. Collège de France, 11, place Marcelin Berthelot, F-75231, Paris, France

    Thomas Ypsilantis

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Okun, L.B. (1996). Vacua, Vacuum: the Physics of Nothing. In: Newman, H.B., Ypsilantis, T. (eds) History of Original Ideas and Basic Discoveries in Particle Physics. NATO ASI Series, vol 352. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1147-8_6

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