Reality Is Not What It Seems
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Beschreibung
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and the forthcoming Helgoland, a closer look at the mind-bending nature of the universe.
What are the elementary ingredients of the world? Do time and space exist? And what exactly is reality? In elegant and accessible prose, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli leads us on a wondrous journey from Democritus to Einstein, from Michael Faraday to gravitational waves, and from classical physics to his own work in quantum gravity. As he shows us how the idea of reality has evolved over time, Rovelli offers deeper explanations of the theories he introduced so concisely in Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. Rovelli invites us to imagine a marvelous world where space breaks up into tiny grains, time disappears at the smallest scales, and black holes are waiting to explode--a vast universe still largely undiscovered.
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This book is written beautifully, highlighting the wonders that theoretical physics and quantum theory is gifting us and the enthusiasm and curiosity of the author is contagious. Having said that, I felt that some few ideas weren't explained in the most intuitive way for me personally. I am aware however, that some theories and ideas discussed in this book are incredibly complex and would potentially need a background in physics, chemistry and/or maths to actually understand everything in detail. And actually, some of the ideas discussed in this book are still confused and not very well formulated so possibly they aren't able to be understood completely - yet. Overall a very interesting and enjoyable read, leaving me amazed with the world and science! Definitely keen to do some more research and excited to have gained a new perspective to be looking at the world with.
Beschreibung
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and the forthcoming Helgoland, a closer look at the mind-bending nature of the universe.
What are the elementary ingredients of the world? Do time and space exist? And what exactly is reality? In elegant and accessible prose, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli leads us on a wondrous journey from Democritus to Einstein, from Michael Faraday to gravitational waves, and from classical physics to his own work in quantum gravity. As he shows us how the idea of reality has evolved over time, Rovelli offers deeper explanations of the theories he introduced so concisely in Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. Rovelli invites us to imagine a marvelous world where space breaks up into tiny grains, time disappears at the smallest scales, and black holes are waiting to explode--a vast universe still largely undiscovered.
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
This book is written beautifully, highlighting the wonders that theoretical physics and quantum theory is gifting us and the enthusiasm and curiosity of the author is contagious. Having said that, I felt that some few ideas weren't explained in the most intuitive way for me personally. I am aware however, that some theories and ideas discussed in this book are incredibly complex and would potentially need a background in physics, chemistry and/or maths to actually understand everything in detail. And actually, some of the ideas discussed in this book are still confused and not very well formulated so possibly they aren't able to be understood completely - yet. Overall a very interesting and enjoyable read, leaving me amazed with the world and science! Definitely keen to do some more research and excited to have gained a new perspective to be looking at the world with.