From Eternity to Here: The Quest For The Ultimate Theory Of Time - Brossura

Carroll, Sean

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ISBN 10: 1851687955 ISBN 13: 9781851687954

Casa editrice: Oneworld Publications, 2011

Riassunto

Twenty years after Stephen Hawking's 9-million-copy selling A Brief History of Time, pioneering theoretical physicist Sean Carroll takes our investigation into the nature of time to the next level. You can't unscramble an egg and you can't remember the future. But what if time doesn't (or didn't!) always go in the same direction? Carroll's paradigm-shifting research suggests that other universes experience time running in the opposite direction to our own. Exploring subjects from entropy and quantum mechanics to time travel and the meaning of life, Carroll presents a dazzling new view of how we came to exist.

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Recensione:

'No one is better equipped to take readers on a rollercoaster ride through time, space, and the origins of the universe... Carroll writes with verve and infectious enthusiasm.' --Publishers Weekly - starred review

'For anyone who ever wondered about the nature of time and how it influences our universe, this book is a must read. It is beautifully written, lucid, and deep.' --Kip Thorne, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech and author of Black Holes and Time Warps

'Forget Stephen Hawking's Brief History: this mind-blowing book is the real deal.' --Times Higher Education, 'Book of the Week'

L'autore:

Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology. His papers on dark matter and dark energy, the physics of extra dimensions, and alternative theories of gravity have been widely praised. He is also one of the founders of the group blog cosmicvariance.com, named one of the five top science blogs by Nature.

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• Editore: Oneworld Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1851687955
• ISBN 13: 9781851687954
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448