The third revolution in 20th century physics
DOI: 10.1063/1.3051533
“Twentieth century physics already has undergone two breathtaking revolutions—in relativity and in quantum mechanics. We may be standing on the threshold of a third.” Thus spoke Geoffrey F. Chew on the occasion of the Rouse Ball Lecture which he delivered at the University of Cambridge on March 12, 1963. The title of this lecture is “The Dubious Role of the Space‐Time Continuum in Subatomic Physics”.
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Alexander W. Stern, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Copenhagen.
