-The man who makes physics sexy . . . the scientist they're calling the next Stephen Hawking.- --The Times Magazine From the New York Times-bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, 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? Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli has spent his life exploring these questions. He tells us how our understanding of reality has changed over the centuries and how physicists think about the structure of the universe today. In elegant and accessible prose, Rovelli takes us on a wondrous journey from Democritus to Albert 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. This book culminates in a lucid overview of quantum gravity, the field of research that explores the quantum nature of space and time, seeking to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity. 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Riverhead Books
ISBN-10
0735213925
ISBN-13
9780735213920
eBay Product ID (ePID)
232128067
Additional Product Features
Content Note
Illustrations
Translated by
Simon Carnell,Erica Segre
Author Biography
Carlo Rovelli, an Italian theoretical physicist, is the head of the Quantum Gravity group at the Centre de Physique Theorique of Aix-Marseille University. He is one of the founders of the loop quantum gravity theory and the author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, an international bestseller translated into over forty languages. Rovelli lives in Marseille, France.
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Author(s)
Carlo Rovelli
Date of Publication
24/01/2017
Format Details
Sewn,Cloth over Boards
Subject
Physics
Imprint
Riverhead Books
Country of Publication
United States
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