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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap

Season 38 Episode 18 | 53m 40s

Join Brian Greene on a wild ride into the weird realm of quantum physics, which governs the universe on the tiniest of scales. Greene brings quantum mechanics to life in a nightclub like no other, where objects pop in and out of existence, and things over here can affect others over there, instantaneously and without anything crossing the space between them.

Aired: 11/14/11
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