“Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator… This is the place where science comes to life.” ―Neil Gaiman
“Helgoland is Rovelli’s most beautiful yet… Unforgettable.” ―The London Times
A startling new look at quantum theory, from the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time.
One of the world's most renowned theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland, he examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory. The quantum world Rovelli describes is as beautiful as it is unnerving.
Helgoland is a treeless island in the North Sea where the twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg made the crucial breakthrough for the creation of quantum mechanics, setting off a century of the scientific revolution. Full of alarming ideas (ghost waves, distant objects that seem to be magically connected, cats that appear both dead and alive), quantum physics has led to countless discoveries and technological advancements. Today our understanding of the world is based on this theory, yet it is still profoundly mysterious.
As scientists and philosophers continue to fiercely debate the meaning of the theory, Rovelli argues that its most unsettling contradictions can be explained by seeing the world as fundamentally made of relationships rather than substances. We and everything around us exist only in our interactions with one another. This bold idea suggests new directions for thinking about the structure of reality and even the nature of consciousness.
作者简介
· · · · · ·
Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. He has worked in Italy and the United States and is currently directing the Quantum Gravity research group of the Centre de Physique Théorique in Marseille, France. His books Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Reality Is Not What It Seems, and The Order of Time are int...
Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. He has worked in Italy and the United States and is currently directing the Quantum Gravity research group of the Centre de Physique Théorique in Marseille, France. His books Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Reality Is Not What It Seems, and The Order of Time are international bestsellers that have been translated into more than forty languages.
0 有用 一片装艺术家 2023-07-04 18:50:00 浙江
要是早点看到这本书就好了,不至在枯燥繁复的受力分析中失去学习物理的兴趣。后半本书基本上在用量子力学的关系思维再造一个哲学基础,打通物质和精神,破除“我”和“物质”,这就。。。不恭维了吧!
0 有用 Thutmouse 2025-05-11 19:45:32 北京
一开始是为了装比,但读到后面和Nāgārjuna相呼应的部分就开始热泪盈眶。 本来该评价书本身的,但实在是感动到了。现实种种,诸缘和合之相,希望能真正接纳和拥抱所有的不确定吧,一切都是最好的安排💪🏼
0 有用 猴子游荡在城市 2023-10-07 00:46:26 摩洛哥
前面很精彩,被后面的哲学部分弄晕了
1 有用 clover 2022-09-27 13:25:57 美国
物理学之外的讨论多少有点喧宾夺主。
0 有用 Danphy 2022-09-14 08:10:34 英国
在书店看见他又有新书了,回家马上下载来看,以后也会买实体书。他很会写,让人有一种错觉就是如果作者写得足够清楚,我其实连量子力学都能看懂,说明那些学术论文还是写得太让人抓狂了,不是我的问题😳不过有些矛盾之处:作者说量子力学的核心是不确定性,现实并非由实体和基本粒子构成,实体只是关系交叉时的实现,像节点一样,矛盾在于作者说这种不基于实体的看法摆脱了追求单一形而上的概念,可是把世界定义为关系还是进行了抽... 在书店看见他又有新书了,回家马上下载来看,以后也会买实体书。他很会写,让人有一种错觉就是如果作者写得足够清楚,我其实连量子力学都能看懂,说明那些学术论文还是写得太让人抓狂了,不是我的问题😳不过有些矛盾之处:作者说量子力学的核心是不确定性,现实并非由实体和基本粒子构成,实体只是关系交叉时的实现,像节点一样,矛盾在于作者说这种不基于实体的看法摆脱了追求单一形而上的概念,可是把世界定义为关系还是进行了抽象,还是给世界找了一个fundamental truth不是吗?而且如果一切都不确定,到底是削弱了还是加强了科学的合理性呢,如果未来不能根据过去预测,研究的实体并不存在,研究的时候不应当期待研究有确定的结果,那么这个过程还是科学吗?最后,我总觉得几百年后的人看今天的教育可能会觉得是一个巨大的笑话。 (展开)