Now
"Mind-blowing…[Muller] posits a theory that seems at once plausible and—surprisingly, for a book with equations—one worth not spoiling."
Time
You are reading the word "now" right now. But what does that mean? "Now" has bedeviled philosophers, priests, and modern-day physicists from Augustine to Einstein and beyond. In Now, eminent physicist Richard A. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- WW Norton & Co
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780393354812
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 21 x 14 cm
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"Mind-blowing…[Muller] posits a theory that seems at once plausible and—surprisingly, for a book with equations—one worth not spoiling."
Time
"[A] concise master class in understanding the essentials of physics."
Lisa Jardine-Wright - Science
"A provocative, strongly argued book on the fundamental nature of time. As an experimental cosmologist who has initiated some of the most important experiments of our time, Muller knows well where the limits of science are, and he keeps us interested by his ability to work close to that edge."
Lee Smolin, author of Time Reborn
"The kind of mind-expanding read that will give you something to think about late at night. Muller's passion for his topic shines through on every page."
Dennis Green - The Independent
"Entertaining and at times refreshingly idiosyncratic…Richard Muller’s new theory deserves a serious look, and his book presents important lessons in physics and beyond."
Martin Bojowald - Physics Today
"A thoughtful, thought-provoking and accessible book that blends concepts from relativity, thermodynamics and quantum theory to elucidate how physics got where it is, and the missteps that might have led it there."
Richard Webb - New Scientist
"Muller has taken a remarkably fresh and exciting approach to the analysis of time. With his usual clarity and wit, he proceeds from solidly established principles—each a fascinating story in its own right—but when he gets to the meaning of the flow of time and now, he forges a new path. I expect controversy!"
Saul Perlmutter, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
"Can science shed light on time’s dark mysteries? Richard Muller thinks it can, making his case in this clear, evocative, and wide-reaching investigation of how nature may generate the flow of time. Must-reading for all concerned with the why behind when."
Timothy Ferris, author of Coming of Age in the Milky Way