Nature of Space and Time: Princeton Science Library (Issac Newton Institute Series of Lectures) - Softcover

Hawking, Stephen; Penrose, Stephen

 
9780691168449: Nature of Space and Time: Princeton Science Library (Issac Newton Institute Series of Lectures)

Inhaltsangabe

From two of the world's great physicists-Stephen Hawking and Nobel laureate Roger Penrose-a lively debate about the nature of space and time

Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. But was he right? Can the quantum theory of fields and Einstein's general theory of relativity, the two most accurate and successful theories in all of physics, be united into a single quantum theory of gravity? Can quantum and cosmos ever be combined? In The Nature of Space and Time, two of the world's most famous physicists-Stephen Hawking (A Brief History of Time) and Roger Penrose (The Road to Reality)-debate these questions.

The authors outline how their positions have further diverged on a number of key issues, including the spatial geometry of the universe, inflationary versus cyclic theories of the cosmos, and the black-hole information-loss paradox. Though much progress has been made, Hawking and Penrose stress that physicists still have further to go in their quest for a quantum theory of gravity.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Stephen Hawking & Roger Penrose With a new afterword by the authors

Von der hinteren Coverseite

From the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 The Nature of Space and Time , two of the world's most famous physicists - Stephen Hawking ( A Brief History of Time ) and Roger Penrose ( The Road to Reality ) - debate these questions.

„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Weitere beliebte Ausgaben desselben Titels