The Book of Universes: Exploring the Limits of the Cosmos
- ISBN-10
- 0393081214
- ISBN-13
- 9780393081213
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- John D. Barrow
Description
Provides a tour of the potential universes that could exist as a part of Einstein's theory of general relativity and introduces the physicists and mathematicians whose latest discoveries and ideas about physics and astronomy promote the concept of the “multiverse.” 12,000 first printing.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Universes
By John LeslieThis volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions.
-
Many Worlds in One: The Search for Other Universes
By Alex VilenkinA Leading Figure in the Development of the New Cosmology Explains What It All Means Among his peers, Alex Vilenkin is regarded as one of the most imaginative and creative cosmologists of our time.
-
An Infinite Number Of Parallel Universes
By Randy RibayFour friends from wildly different backgrounds have bonded over Dungeons & Dragons since the sixth grade.
-
Little Universes
By Heather DemetriosHeather Demetrios's Little Universes is a book about the powerful bond between sisters, the kinds of love that never die, and the journey we all must make through the baffling cruelty and unexpected beauty of human life in an ...
-
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
By Brian GreeneThere was a time when 'universe' meant all there is. Everything. Yet, as Brian Greene's extraordinary book shows, ours may be just one universe among many, like endless reflections in a mirror.
-
Out of this World: Colliding Universes, Branes, Strings, and Other Wild Ideas of Modern Physics
By Stephen WebbDuring the past few years cosmologists have begun to develop new ideas, sometimes fantastic, that are beginning to shed light on such questions. In OUT OF THIS WORLD, Stephen Webb examines these amazing recent theories.
-
The Fabric of Reality
By David DeutschAn extraordinary and challenging synthesis of ideas uniting Quantum Theory, and the theories of Computation, Knowledge and Evolution, Deutsch's extraordinary book explores the deep connections between these strands which reveal the fabric ...
-
Black Holes and Baby Universes: And Other Essays
By Stephen HawkingIn these thirteen essays and one remarkable extended interview, the man widely regarded as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein returns to reveal an amazing array of possibilities for understanding our universe.
-
Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, And the Future of the Cosmos
By Michio KakuIn "Parallel Worlds," world-renowned physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku"--an" author who "has a knack for bringing the most ethereal ideas down to earth" "(Wall Street Journal)--takes readers on a fascinating tour of cosmology, M ...
-
The God Theory: Universes, Zero-Point Fields and What's Behind it All
By Bernard HaischThis book summarizes the thoughts of an inquisitive, but open-minded, scientist. What I present here is a theory that looks promising, not scientific proof.