Many Worlds in One - Couverture souple

Vilenkin, Alex

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0809067226 ISBN 13 : 9780809067220

Editeur : Hill and Wang, 2007

Synopsis

A 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. His contributions to our current understanding of the universe include a number of novel ideas, two of which--eternal cosmic inflation and the quantum creation of the universe from nothing--have provided a scientific foundation for the possible existence of multiple universes.

With this book--his first for the general reader--Vilenkin joins another select group: the handful of first-rank scientists who are equally adept at explaining their work to nonspecialists. With engaging, well-paced storytelling, a droll sense of humor, and a generous sprinkling of helpful cartoons, he conjures up a bizarre and fascinating new worldview that--to paraphrase Niels Bohr--just might be crazy enough to be true.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alex Vilenkin is a professor of physics at Tufts University, where he also serves as director of the Tufts Institute of Cosmology. The author of more than 150 research papers in cosmology, he has introduced a number of novel ideas to the field.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hill and Wang
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0809067226
• ISBN 13: 9780809067220
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 246
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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