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Cycles of Time

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Description for Cycles of Time paperback. What came before the Big Bang? How did the universe begin and must it inevitably end? This book illuminates some of the deepest mysteries of the universe. It analyses the second law of thermodynamics - according to which the 'randomness' of our world is continually increasing - and examines the light-cone geometry of space-time. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.

**WINNER OF THE 2020 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS**

What came before the Big Bang?

How did the universe begin and must it inevitably end?


In this remarkable book Roger Penrose brilliantly illuminates some of the deepest mysteries of the universe.

Cycles of Time contains a penetrating analysis of the second law of thermodynamics - according to which the 'randomness' of our world is continually increasing - and a thorough examination of the light-cone geometry of space-time. It combines these two central themes to show how the expected ultimate ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099505945
SKU
9780099505945
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About Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose is one the world's foremost theoretical physicists, and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020. He has won numerous other prizes, including the Albert Einstein Medal, for his fundamental contributions to general relativity and cosmology. He is the bestselling author of The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the ... Read more

Reviews for Cycles of Time
Penrose is truly one of the world's leading mathematical physicists
Scotland on Sunday
Science needs more people like Penrose, willing and able to point out the flaws in fashionable models from a position of authority, and to signpost alternative roads to follow
Independent
A genuinely new idea about the origins of the universe that, although untested, ... Read more

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