Quantum Particles of Gravity

Quantum Particles of Gravity

by Noah M. Mackay
Quantum Particles of Gravity

Quantum Particles of Gravity

by Noah M. Mackay

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Overview

Gravity is a unique phenomenon we all take for granted. However, as simple as free fall may seem, gravity is still a mystery in physics. What is gravity? How does it look between the planets and between small particles? Is there a "graviton," a quantum particle of gravity? Although the title may want to focus on the gravitons, this book delves into the theory of gravity in layman's terms. We will explore gravity seen by Newton and Einstein, as seen by Hawking, and eventually rounding up the main ideas of string theory and loop quantum gravity.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781666237344
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 01/14/2021
Pages: 136
Sales rank: 1,003,632
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Born in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Pittsburgh) in 1997, Noah Matthew MacKay was raised in
eastern North Carolina since 2000. In 2005 he was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at the age of eight.


MacKay started a hobby of writing fiction novels in 2013 (at the age of fifteen), and keeps it up ever since.
As a novelist, MacKay wrote five books from his fantasy series titled Age of War between 2016 and 2020.
Since 2015, Noah MacKay also writes poetry in the German language. His noteworthy poetry publications are
in the following collections: Fünf (Five) in 2019; a "best-of" collection and autobiographical account Einfach
ich
(Simply Me), and the latest collection Monster (Monster); both in 2020.


In addition to writing novels and poetry, MacKay wrote four volumes of the mathematical physics series
The Theory of Physics in 2020, each volume discusses respectively on classical mechanics, electromagnetism,
select topics of modern physics and quantum mechanics. In 2021, MacKay wrote Quantum Particles of
Gravity
: a layman’s course in gravity theory from the ancient philosophies to the hypothesis of gravitons.


In 2020, Noah M. MacKay graduated magnum cum laude from East Carolina University. He acquired a
Bachelor of Science degree in physics, along with a Bachelor of Arts in German language and literature.
As an undergraduate, he co-founded the university's first official astronomy club, became a member of the
Sigma Pi Sigma and Delta Phi Alpha honor societies and co-authored a published article on Weimar
Republic-era poet and satirist Erich Mühsam.


MacKay is currently studying physics at East Carolina University for a Master of Science. In the future he
plans to obtain a doctorate and become a published theoretical physicist.

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