Everything you need to know about modern physics, the universe and our place in the world in seven enlightening lessons
'Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery and the beauty of the world. And it's breathtaking'
These seven short lessons guide us, with simplicity and clarity, through the scientific revolution that shook physics in the twentieth century and still continues to shake us today. In this beautiful and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, Carlo Rovelli explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. In under eighty pages, readers will understand the most transformative scientific discoveries of the twentieth century and what they mean for us. Not since Richard Feynman's celebrated best-seller Six Easy Pieces has physics been so vividly, intelligently and entertainingly revealed.
Carlo Rovelli, an Italian theoretical physicist, is the head of the quantum gravity group at the Centre de Physique Théorique of Aix-Marseille Université and an affiliated professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is one of the founders of the loop quantum gravity theory. Rovelli lives in Marseille, France.
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“the …‘Big Bang’ may have actually been a ‘Big Bounce’.”
“The moment of this bounce, when the universe was contracted into a nutshell, is the true realm of quantum gravity: time and space ha...[excerpt]
“the …‘Big Bang’ may have actually been a ‘Big Bounce’.”
“The moment of this bounce, when the universe was contracted into a nutshell, is the true realm of quantum gravity: time and space have disappeared altogether, and the world has dissolved into a swarming cloud of probability which the equations can, however, still describe.”(展开)
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0 有用 綦 2020-04-21 23:18:13
蜻蜓点水，星尘加持。
0 有用 穿风衣的猫 2016-02-11 10:49:24
有点太深入浅出了。。。还是老外的物理基础真这么差？
1 有用 Moondance 2016-05-08 14:35:30
喜欢前六章内的关于人类认知的讨论，最后一章也许是困了，觉得有些无聊
0 有用 ocean11 2016-06-21 20:47:24
相互作用，才能产生观察和观念；不能作用的暗物质和暗能量，怎么观察实验？自然也没有理论能描述。实际就6课，最后一章纯属文青式的呓语，很愚蠢。
0 有用 Danphy 2022-04-03 00:46:02
下次再去海边，看着波光粼粼的海面，我会想起这就像被重力扭曲的时间和空间，而时间和空间不是原始概念，时间甚至在推导的方程式结果中都不存在，我们并没有生活在空间或者时间内，时间可以通过热的转移来定义，而这时我会想起那位叫Boltzmann的物理学家，他的想法因不是主流想法而遭忽视，后来抑郁自杀，多年后被学界接受，成为巨大的遗憾。
0 有用 mipropiocentro 2024-05-03 04:53:02 加拿大
[excerpt] “the …‘Big Bang’ may have actually been a ‘Big Bounce’.” “The moment of this bounce, when the universe was contracted into a nutshell, is the true realm of quantum gravity: time and space ha... [excerpt] “the …‘Big Bang’ may have actually been a ‘Big Bounce’.” “The moment of this bounce, when the universe was contracted into a nutshell, is the true realm of quantum gravity: time and space have disappeared altogether, and the world has dissolved into a swarming cloud of probability which the equations can, however, still describe.” (展开)
0 有用 japonica 2024-04-18 00:33:19 上海
很薄很粗略的一本小书～前面几章一般，讲的不深，我看的也不透，读了和没读一样。后面一章还是蛮有情怀的。
0 有用 Yuki在海边 2023-12-05 23:23:14 英国
确实很brief，属于一下子就突然读完了那种。作者的抒情很多，科学不太多，但工作之余有时间去想想美丽的宇宙和大自然也挺不错的
0 有用 p424d0x 2023-09-08 04:12:01 澳大利亚
double edge sword final chapter.
0 有用 Fakemouse 2023-09-02 16:28:54 比利时
incredibly positive tone when he says "life is precious to us because it is ephemeral".