Cosmological Koans: A Journey to the Heart of Physical Reality
Author | : Anthony Aguirre |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 333 |
Release | : 2019-05-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780393609226 |
ISBN-13 | : 0393609227 |
Rating | : 4/5 (227 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cosmological Koans: A Journey to the Heart of Physical Reality written by Anthony Aguirre and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Playful and enchanting.” —Priyamvada Natarajan, Wall Street Journal Could there be a civilization on a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Using pleasingly paradoxical vignettes, known as Koans, that follow the ancient Zen tradition and have a flair for explaining complex science, physicist Anthony Aguirre tackles cosmic questions from the meaning of quantum theory and the nature of time to the origin of multiple universes.