The Constants of Nature

The Numbers That Encode the Deepest Secrets of the Universe

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Cosmology, Astrophysics & Space Science, Other Sciences, Philosophy & Social Aspects
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Author: John Barrow ISBN: 9780307555359
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: May 6, 2009
Imprint: Vintage Language: English
Author: John Barrow
ISBN: 9780307555359
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: May 6, 2009
Imprint: Vintage
Language: English

Reality as we know it is bound by a set of constants—numbers and values that dictate the strengths of forces like gravity, the speed of light, and the masses of elementary particles. In The Constants of Nature, Cambridge Professor and bestselling author John D.Barrow takes us on an exploration of these governing principles. Drawing on physicists such as Einstein and Planck, Barrow illustrates with stunning clarity our dependence on the steadfastness of these principles. But he also suggests that the basic forces may have been radically different during the universe’s infancy, and suggests that they may continue a deeply hidden evolution. Perhaps most tantalizingly, Barrow theorizes about the realities that might one day be found in a universe with different parameters than our own.

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Reality as we know it is bound by a set of constants—numbers and values that dictate the strengths of forces like gravity, the speed of light, and the masses of elementary particles. In The Constants of Nature, Cambridge Professor and bestselling author John D.Barrow takes us on an exploration of these governing principles. Drawing on physicists such as Einstein and Planck, Barrow illustrates with stunning clarity our dependence on the steadfastness of these principles. But he also suggests that the basic forces may have been radically different during the universe’s infancy, and suggests that they may continue a deeply hidden evolution. Perhaps most tantalizingly, Barrow theorizes about the realities that might one day be found in a universe with different parameters than our own.

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