书目

The Book of Universes:Exploring the Limits of the Cosmos

内容简介

Einstein'stheoryofgeneralrelativityopensthedoortootheruniverses,andweirduniversesatthat:universesthatallowtimetravel,universeswhereyoucanseethebackofyourhead,universesthatspinandbounceormultiplywithoutlimit.TheBookofUniversesgivesusastunningtourofthesepotentialuniverses,introducingusalongthewaytothebrilliantphysicistsandmathematicianswhofirstrevealedtheirstartlingpossibilities.JohnD.Barrowexplainsthelatestdiscoveriesandideasthatphysicsandastronomyhavetoofferaboutourownuniverse,showinghowthesefindingsleadtotheconceptofthe"multiverse"theUniverseofallpossibleuniverses.Newideasforceustoconfrontthepossibilitythatourvisibleuniverseisatinyregion,governedbyitsownlaws,withinaMultiversecontainingallthestrangeuniversesthatcouldbeanideathatisamongthemostexcitingandrevolutionaryinallofmodernscience.

作者简介

JohnD.BarrowisaprofessorofmathematicalsciencesanddirectoroftheMillenniumMathematicsProjectatCambridgeUniversityandaFellowoftheRoyalSociety.HelivesinCambridge,UK.

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