Theoriekolloquium

June 16, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. in Newton-Raum, Staudinger Weg 9, 01-122

Prof. Dr. P.G.J. van Dongen
Institut für Physik, KOMET 7
peter.vandongen@uni-mainz.de

Jun.-Prof. Dr. J. Marino
Institut für Physik, KOMET 7
jamarino@uni-mainz.de

The Fate of the Vacuum
Prof. Jean Zinn-Justin (Paris)


I will recall the evolution of the concept of vacuum (in the scientific sense) and the discussion about its possible existence from early to present times.