Bibliograph

Reality is not what it seems, the journey to quantum gravity, Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre

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Reality is not what it seems, the journey to quantum gravity, Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-272) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Reality is not what it seems

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

957696600

Responsibility statement

Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre

Sub title

the journey to quantum gravity

Summary

Traces how the human image of the world has changed throughout history, demonstrating the evolution of the idea of reality while touching on subjects ranging from the Higgs boson to quantum gravity

Table Of Contents

Grains ; Is there a limit to divisibility? ; The nature of things -- The classics ; Isaac and the little moon ; Michael: fields and light -- Albert ; The extended present ; The most beautiful of theories ; Mathematics or physics? ; The cosmos -- Quanta ; Albert again ; Niels, Werner, and Paul ; Fields and particles are the same thing ; Quanta 1: Information is finite ; Quanta 2: Indeterminacy ; Quanta 3: Reality is relation ; But do we really understand? -- Spacetime is quantum ; Matvei ; John ; The loop's first steps -- Quanta of space ; Spectra of volume and area ; Atoms of space ; Spin networks -- Time does not exist ; Time is not what we think it is ; The candle chandelier and the pulse ; Spacetime sushi spinfoam ; What is the world made of? -- Beyond the big bang ; The master ; Quantum cosmology -- Empirical confirmations? ; Signals from nature ; A window onto quantum gravity -- Quantum black holes -- The end of infinity -- Information ; Thermal time ; Reality and information -- Mystery

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