New impressions A visualization of a curved space–time “sea” from the general-relativity simulations carried out by the authors.(Courtesy: James Mertens) From the Genesis story in the Old Testament to ...

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Vladimir Fock occupies a distinctive place in the history of twentieth-century science, not only for his profound ...