Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force Discovery, Pursuit, and Justification in Modern Physics

Reading like a detective story, this work discloses the curious history of the dramatic rise and swift fall of the concept of the "Fifth Force" a proposed modification of Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation and one of the most heralded physics theories in recent memory. While discussing the origin and fate of this short-lived concept, the author provides a fascinating analysis of the ways in which scientific hypotheses in general are promulgated and pursued.Franklin, Allan is the author of 'Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force Discovery, Pursuit, and Justification in Modern Physics' with ISBN 9781563961199 and ISBN 1563961199.