Zero Time Space: How Quantum Tunneling Broke the Light Speed Barrier

This English edition of a successful, proven title provides a sound scientific background while allowing a popular presentation of the physics behind the strange and mysterious tunneling process. Based on the groundbreaking experiments of author Gunter Nimtz, the topic is placed in a broader context by showing connections with other branches of physics. the authors begin by introducing such fundamental concepts as space and time and continue with tunneling phenomena from optics, nuclear, and solid state physics. Avoiding mathematical equations and definitions altogether, they explain step–by–sstep the prerequisites for the tunnel effect to function, from classical mechanics to quantum mechanics, right up to modern topics, such as wormholes and space travel a la Start Trek. The text is accompanied by a foreword written by astronaut Ulrich Weather, Science team member of the D–2 Space Shuttle Mission.
Voices on the German Edition:
"The team of authors sensitively introduces the reader to the world of quantum physics. Nimtz and Haibel explain to the reader step–by–step the prerequisites from the tunnel effect to function. ... On the whole, anyone interested in natural science will really enjoy this book." – Associated Press
"...this small book presents the latest results on the tunnel effect in a very understandable way, results that do not destroy the scientists′ view of the world, but expand it in a surprising way, urging one to think again. ...its strikingly demonstrates what pure research is and what it can show us."  Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie

Spis treści:
Foreword: Subtle is the Lord.
Preface.
1 Introduction.
1.1 The Tunneling Process.
1.2 Time, Space and Velocity.
2 Measures of Time and Space.
2.1 Measures of Time: Heartbeat, Day and Year.
2.2 Measures of Length: Foot, Meter and Light Year.
3 Time in Biology.
3.1 Perception, Thoughts, Brainwork, Memory.
3.2 Biological Time Unit.
4 Velocity.
4.1 Velocity Definitions.
4.2 Velocity Measurement.
4.3 Interaction Processes.
4.4 Signals.
4.5 From Galilei via Newton and Einstein to Quantum Physics.
5 Faster than Light and Zero Time Phenomena.
5.1 The Tunneling Process: Space with Zero Time.
5.1.1 The Tunneling Effect.
5.1.2 Tunneling Time.
5.2 Photonic Tunneling Structures.
5.2.1 Double Prisms.
5.2.2 The Quarter Wavelength or λ/4 Lattice.
5.2.3 The Undersized Hollow Waveguide.
5.3 Tunneling Velocity.
5.3.1 Measuring Tunneling Time with Double Prisms.
5.3.2 Measuring Tunneling Time with the Quarter Wavelength Lattice.
5.3.3 Determining Tunneling Time with an Undersized Hollow Waveguide.
5.3.4 Tunneling: Zero Time in the Tunnel Barrier.
5.4 Tunneling as a Near–Field Phenomenon.
5.5 Causality.
5.6 Non–Locality: Reflection at Tunneling Barriers.
5.7 Tunneling Particles are Not Observable.
5.8 Universal Relation between Tunneling Time and Signal or Particle Frequency.
5.9 Teleportation.
5.10 Wormholes and Warp Drives.
6 Summary.
Bibliography.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
After a diploma in electrical engineering, Günter Nimtz moved to the University of Vienna were he received his doctorate in physics and philosophy. Back in Germany he finished his habilitation in physics and in 1977 accepted a position as research associate at McGill University, Canada. From 1983 until his retirement he held a professorship at the University of Cologne.
Astrid Haibel finished her PhD thesis at the University of Cologne about the topic of Signal Propagation in Photonic Barriers. She is currently working at the Hahn–Meitner Institute in Berlin in the Department of Materials Science.

Okładka tylna:
This English edition of a successful, proven title provides a sound scientific background while allowing a popular presentation of the physics behind the strange and mysterious tunneling process. Based on the groundbreaking experiments of author Gunter Nimtz, the topic is placed in a broader context by showing connections with other branches of physics. the authors begin by introducing such fundamental concepts as space and time and continue with tunneling phenomena from optics, nuclear, and solid state physics. Avoiding mathematical equations and definitions altogether, they explain step–by–sstep the prerequisites for the tunnel effect to function, from classical mechanics to quantum mechanics, right up to modern topics, such as wormholes and space travel a la Start Trek. The text is accompanied by a foreword written by astronaut Ulrich Weather, Science team member of the D–2 Space Shuttle Mission.
Voices on the German Edition:
"The team of authors sensitively introduces the reader to the world of quantum physics. Nimtz and Haibel explain to the reader step–by–step the prerequisites from the tunnel effect to function. ... On the whole, anyone interested in natural science will really enjoy this book." – Associated Press
"...this small book presents the latest results on the tunnel effect in a very understandable way, results that do not destroy the scientists′ view of the world, but expand it in a surprising way, urging one to think again. ...its strikingly demonstrates what pure research is and what it can show us."  Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie