Stephen Hawking’s phenomenal, multimillion-copy bestseller, A Brief History of Time , introduced the ideas of this brilliant theoretical physicist to readers all over the world.
Now, in a major publishing event, Hawking returns with a lavishly illustrated sequel that unravels the mysteries of the major breakthroughs that have occurred in the years since the release of his acclaimed first book.
The Universe in a Nutshell
• Quantum mechanics
• M-theory
• General relativity
• 11-dimensional supergravity
• 10-dimensional membranes
• Superstrings
• P-branes
• Black holes
One of the most influential thinkers of our time, Stephen Hawking is an intellectual icon, known not only for the adventurousness of his ideas but for the clarity and wit with which he expresses them. In this new book Hawking takes us to the cutting edge of theoretical physics, where truth is often stranger than fiction, to explain in laymen’s terms the principles that control our universe.
Like many in the community of theoretical physicists, Professor Hawking is seeking to uncover the grail of science — the elusive Theory of Everything that lies at the heart of the cosmos. In his accessible and often playful style, he guides us on his search to uncover the secrets of the universe — from supergravity to supersymmetry, from quantum theory to M-theory, from holography to duality.
He takes us to the wild frontiers of science, where superstring theory and p-branes may hold the final clue to the puzzle. And he lets us behind the scenes of one of his most exciting intellectual adventures as he seeks “to combine Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and Richard Feynman’s idea of multiple histories into one complete unified theory that will describe everything that happens in the universe.”
With characteristic exuberance, Professor Hawking invites us to be fellow travelers on this extraordinary voyage through space-time. Copious four-color illustrations help clarify this journey into a surreal wonderland where particles, sheets, and strings move in eleven dimensions; where black holes evaporate and disappear, taking their secret with them; and where the original cosmic seed from which our own universe sprang was a tiny nut.
The Universe in a Nutshell is essential reading for all of us who want to understand the universe in which we live. Like its companion volume, A Brief History of Time , it conveys the excitement felt within the scientific community as the secrets of the cosmos reveal themselves.
我们都处于水沟之中,但有些人却仰望星辰。王尔德如是说。诚然,当我们孩童时仰望星空,我们会发出连串的疑问。天上是不是有很多神仙,嫦娥是否真的在月球?甚至那时我们就开始了对天产生了畏惧,害怕指着月亮不认错半夜耳朵会被割掉。长大后,我们认识了科学,而对宇宙的疑惑...
评分记得小时候,理想是当一名天文学家,在杂志上看到天文望远镜的广告每次都缠着爸爸买。长大后才知道,原来天文学家并不是只要拿着望远镜观察宇宙中的美丽星体就可以了,而是要成为一名物理学家和数学家进行科学研究。 工作数年,年纪渐长,陷入工作的压力和生活的琐碎中,逐渐淡...
评分当初拿起这本书是先了解一下这种理论是什么样的,但读了两遍却只能勉强看出一些皮毛。明白了一些极其粗浅的关于时间、空间、关于宇宙的认识,刷新了以往的认知,这些科学家真的是很了不起! 以下是我作为门外汉的一点不切实际的猜想! 书中说时间就像一列小火车在无限的轨道上...
评分如徐一鸿的Quantum Field theory In A Nutshell,译为简明量子场论。 这帮子翻译的人太不负责啦。不过也有可能他们水平不高。 大家不妨翻译一下该书的书名,看看谁翻译的最好。 比如“浅谈宇宙”或“宇宙简说”如何?
评分好奇心的读物,充年读书数的,也还可以啊,好奇心爆棚,看到世界这么有意思,它的灭亡或静寂,想想每天的工作其实,何尝不是要静寂,当下感觉特重要,完不成天要塌下来,事实呢,可能完成之后看都没人看一样,任由他慢慢消失,这样的话就又落到了很虚的一点,因为长远来看没有...
Do most of us worry how many insects and earthworms we squash underfoot?
评分最后两章对未来的展望很有意思。
评分Do most of us worry how many insects and earthworms we squash underfoot?
评分脑洞很大,多维空间的思考还是很有趣的。对数学想象力有点要求,建议看过费曼的QED再看这本,理解起来会容易很多。
评分Do most of us worry how many insects and earthworms we squash underfoot?
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