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Constants of Nature, The List
Price: $15.95 The constants of nature are the fundamental laws of physics that apply throughout the universe: gravity, velocity of light, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics. They encode the deepest secrets of the universe and express at once our greatest
knowledge and our greatest ignorance about the cosmos. Their existence has taught
us the profound truth that nature abounds with unseen regularities. Yet, while
we have become skilled at measuring the values of these constants, our frustrating
inability to explain or predict their values shows how much we still have to
learn about the inner workings of the universe. What is the ultimate status of
these constants of nature? Are they truly constant? And are there other universes
where they are different? John Barrow provides a unique look at the latest thinking
on these dramatic questions. The Constants of Nature grapples with these
and other issues, looking back to the impact the discovery of constants had
on scientists
like Einstein, and peering forward to new theories on the higher dimensions
of space. The book also delves into tantalizing new astronomical observations,
which suggest that some constants were different when the universe was younger. Book
of Distinction: 2004 John D. Barrow, Ph.D., is Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Millennium Mathematics Project in the Department of Applied Mathematical and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Clare Hall College. He is a leading researcher in cosmology and a well-known communicator of science, who has written 300 papers and 12 books, including Theories of Everything, Pi in the Sky, The Left Hand of Creation, The Origin of the Universe, The Anthropic Cosmological Principle, The World Within the World, Between Inner Space and Outer Space, and The Artful Universe. He has received the Locker Award for Astronomy and received the 1999 Kelvin Medal. |
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