Reality is not what it seems
the journey to quantum gravity
By Carlo Rovelli
"Reality is not what it seems" was published by Riverhead Books in 2017 - nyu, it has 280 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Reality is not what it seems” Metadata:
- Title: Reality is not what it seems
- Author: Carlo Rovelli
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 280
- Publisher: Riverhead Books
- Publish Date: 2017
- Publish Location: nyu
“Reality is not what it seems” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Quantum gravity - New York Times reviewed - Reality - Space and time - Physics, popular works - Universe - Popular works
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: 280 pages
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL27223604M - OL20043573W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 957696600
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2016036293
- ISBN-13: 9780735213920
- ISBN-10: 0735213925
- All ISBNs: 0735213925 - 9780735213920
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"Reality is not what it seems" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Grains ; Is there a limit to divisibility? ; The nature of things
- 2- The classics ; Isaac and the little moon ; Michael: fields and light
- 3- Albert ; The extended present ; The most beautiful of theories ; Mathematics or physics? ; The cosmos
- 4- Quanta ; Albert again ; Niels, Werner, and Paul ; Fields and particles are the same thing ; Quanta 1: Information is finite ; Quanta 2: Indeterminacy ; Quanta 3: Reality is relation ; But do we really understand?
- 5- Spacetime is quantum ; Matvei ; John ; The loop's first steps
- 6- Quanta of space ; Spectra of volume and area ; Atoms of space ; Spin networks
- 7- Time does not exist ; Time is not what we think it is ; The candle chandelier and the pulse ; Spacetime sushi spinfoam ; What is the world made of?
- 8- Beyond the big bang ; The master ; Quantum cosmology
- 9- Empirical confirmations? ; Signals from nature ; A window onto quantum gravity
- 10- Quantum black holes
- 11- The end of infinity
- 12- Information ; Thermal time ; Reality and information
- 13- Mystery.
"Reality is not what it seems" Description:
The Open Library:
Traces how the human image of the world has changed throughout history, demonstrating the evolution of the idea of reality while touching on subjects ranging from the Higgs boson to quantum gravity.
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