Einsteins Universe

Author : J. Richard Gott
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547526571
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Time Travel in Einstein's Universe written by J. Richard Gott and published by HMH. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Princeton astrophysicist explores whether journeying to the past or future is scientifically possible in this “intriguing” volume (Neil deGrasse Tyson). It was H. G. Wells who coined the term “time machine”—but the concept of time travel, both forward and backward, has always provoked fascination and yearning. It has mostly been dismissed as an impossibility in the world of physics; yet theories posited by Einstein, and advanced by scientists including Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne, suggest that the phenomenon could actually occur. Building on these ideas, J. Richard Gott, a professor who has written on the subject for Scientific American, Time, and other publications, describes how travel to the future is not only possible but has already happened—and contemplates whether travel to the past is also conceivable. This look at the surprising facts behind the science fiction of time travel “deserves the attention of anyone wanting wider intellectual horizons” (Booklist). “Impressively clear language. Practical tips for chrononauts on their options for travel and the contingencies to prepare for make everything sound bizarrely plausible. Gott clearly enjoys his subject and his excitement and humor are contagious; this book is a delight to read.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : A. Zee
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195142853
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Einstein's Universe written by A. Zee and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a book filled with anecdotes and disarming stories, Zee discusses phenomena ranging from the emergence of galaxies to the curvature of space-time, evidence for the existence of gravity waves, and the shape of the universe at creation and today. 52 halftones & line illustrations.

Author : Walter Isaacson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847395899
Total Pages : 603 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Einstein written by Walter Isaacson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW A MAJOR SERIES 'GENIUS' ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, PRODUCED BY RON HOWARD AND STARRING GEOFFREY RUSH Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius. He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and imagination were related, and they drove both his life and his science. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the universe that he discovered. Einstein's success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marvelling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a worldview based on respect for free spirits and free individuals. All of which helped make Einstein into a rebel but with a reverence for the harmony of nature, one with just the right blend of imagination and wisdom to transform our understanding of the universe. This new biography, the first since all of Einstein's papers have become available, is the fullest picture yet of one of the key figures of the twentieth century. This is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available -- a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and great genius. Praise for EINSTEIN by Walter Isaacson:- 'YOU REALLY MUST READ THIS.' Sunday Times 'As pithy as Einstein himself.’ New Scientist ‘[A] brilliant biography, rich with newly available archival material.’ Literary Review ‘Beautifully written, it renders the physics understandable.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Isaacson is excellent at explaining the science. ' Daily Express

Author : Julian Schwinger
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 048614674X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Einstein's Legacy written by Julian Schwinger and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Nobel Laureate relates the fascinating story of Einstein and relativity theory in well-illustrated, nontechnical terms, discussing the meaning of time, gravity and its effect on light, the curving of space-time, more.

Author : Michio Kaku
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393327000
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Einstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time (Great Discoveries) written by Michio Kaku and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005-05-17 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful new book putting Einstein's work in a contemporary context.

Author : Nigel Calder
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.7B/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Einstein's Universe written by Nigel Calder and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1990 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines and explains Einstein's theories of relativity as they pertain to high-speed motion and gravity.

Author : Evalyn Gates
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393071337
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe written by Evalyn Gates and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-02-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Splendidly satisfying reading, designed for a nonspecialist audience.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Evalyn Gates, a talented astrophysicist, transports readers to the edge of contemporary science to explore the revolutionary tool—”Einstein’s telescope”—that is unlocking the secrets of the Universe. Einstein’s telescope, or gravitational lensing, is so-called for the way gravity causes space to distort and allow massive objects to act like “lenses,” amplifying and distorting the images of objects behind them. By allowing for the detection of mass where no light is found, scientists can map out the distribution of dark matter and come a step closer to teasing out the effects of dark energy on the Universe—which may forever upend long-held notions about where the Universe came from and where it is going.

Author : J. Richard Gott
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618257355
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Time Travel in Einstein's Universe written by J. Richard Gott and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the scientific possibility of time travel; uses the concept of time travel to examine the origin of the universe; and explores the future of human existence.

Author : Lee Smolin
Publisher : Knopf Canada
ISBN 13 : 0345809122
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Einstein's Unfinished Revolution written by Lee Smolin and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A daring new vision of the quantum universe, and the scandals controversies, and questions that may illuminate our future--from Canada's leading mind on contemporary physics. Quantum physics is the golden child of modern science. It is the basis of our understanding of atoms, radiation, and so much else, from elementary particles and basic forces to the behaviour of materials. But for a century it has also been the problem child of science, plagued by intense disagreements between its intellectual giants, from Albert Einstein to Stephen Hawking, over the strange paradoxes and implications that seem like the stuff of fantasy. Whether it's Schrödinger's cat--a creature that is simultaneously dead and alive--or a belief that the world does not exist independently of our observations of it, quantum theory is what challenges our fundamental assumptions about our reality. In Einstein's Unfinished Revolution, globally renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin provocatively argues that the problems which have bedeviled quantum physics since its inception are unsolved for the simple reason that the theory is incomplete. There is more, waiting to be discovered. Our task--if we are to have simple answers to our simple questions about the universe we live in--must be to go beyond it to a description of the world on an atomic scale that makes sense. In this vibrant and accessible book, Smolin takes us on a journey through the basics of quantum physics, introducing the stories of the experiments and figures that have transformed the field, before wrestling with the puzzles and conundrums that they present. Along the way, he illuminates the existing theories about the quantum world that might solve these problems, guiding us toward his own vision that embraces common sense realism. If we are to have any hope of completing the revolution that Einstein began nearly a century ago, we must go beyond quantum mechanics as we know it to find a theory that will give us a complete description of nature. In Einstein's Unfinished Revolution, Lee Smolin brings us a step closer to resolving one of the greatest scientific controversies of our age.

Author : Ralph Bourne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781719843256
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Rational Universe written by Ralph Bourne and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Einstein's idea of a "Cosmic Constant" was scorned for many decades. But lately, scientific attitudes have changed. Physicists now universally recognize the need for black energy and black matter. Physicists realize a vast amount of invisible material and energy is necessary to keep the universe together and to explain other phenomena--such as why the edges of galaxies speed far too fast to stay attached, but do so anyway. And the current theories of elemental particles now suggest a vast range of phantom-particles--these can appear and disappear anywhere in space, possessing great amounts of energy. These phantom particles blink in and out of existence in space, from other dimensions perhaps, to facilitate the normal changes and interactions between elemental particles. Finally, a Higgs boson has been validated, a semi-phantom particle available to allow other atomic particles to possess something important, mass. Wow! If classic science can accept such impossibly strange additions to its already complex quantum universe, Einstein's "cosmic constant" seems strangely possible. In fact, let us assume it exists. What is it? And how does it shape the universe it controls?