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Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe
Lee Smolin
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Description for Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe
Paperback. Nothing seems more real than time passing. We experience life as a succession of moments. But just as some of us see God as eternal, so physicists understand the truths of mathematics and the laws of nature as constant, transcending time. This book explains how the true nature of time impacts on us, our world, and our universe. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Nothing seems more real than time passing. We experience life as a succession of moments. But just as some of us see God as eternal, so physicists understand the truths of mathematics and the laws of nature as constant, transcending time. These laws dictate how the future will evolve: there is no freedom, no uncertainty about the future at all.
Yet, argues Lee Smolin, this denial of time is holding back both physics, and our understanding of the universe. We need a major revolution in scientific thought: one that embraces the reality of time and places it at the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141046525
SKU
V9780141046525
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About Lee Smolin
Lee Smolin is a theoretical physicist who has made important contributions to the search for quantum gravity. Born in New York City, he was educated at Hampshire College and Harvard University. Since 2001 he is a founding faculty member at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. His three earlier books explore philosophical issues raised by contemporary physics and cosmology. They are ... Read more
Reviews for Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe
One of the most original living theorists ... He challenges not only Einstein's relativity, but also the very notion of natural laws as immutable truths
Economist
Brilliant and persuasive
Ray Monk
Guardian
Provocative and stimulating ... Smolin reconceives the universe
Christopher Potter
Sunday Times
Economist
Brilliant and persuasive
Ray Monk
Guardian
Provocative and stimulating ... Smolin reconceives the universe
Christopher Potter
Sunday Times