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Physics World

Strings and theories

Achintya Rao

Published Dec 1, 2018• 0 citations
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In When the Uncertainty Principle Goes to 11: or How to Explain Quantum Physics with Heavy Metal , author Philip Moriarty seeks to explain the microscopic world of quantum physics through the amplifier of heavy metal.
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10.1088/2058-7058/31/12/34

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