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Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
Knopf
February 2011
On Sale: January 25, 2011
388 pages
ISBN: 0307265633
EAN: 9780307265630
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
From the best-selling author of The Elegant Universe and The
Fabric of the Cosmos comes his most expansive and accessible
book to date—a book that takes on the grandest question: Is
ours the only universe? There was a time when “universe” meant all there is.
Everything. Yet, in recent years discoveries in physics and
cosmology have led a number of scientists to conclude that
our universe may be one among many. With crystal-clear prose
and inspired use of analogy, Brian Greene shows how a range
of different “multiverse” proposals emerges from theories
developed to explain the most refined observations of both
subatomic particles and the dark depths of space: a
multiverse in which you have an infinite number of
doppelgängers, each reading this sentence in a distant
universe; a multiverse comprising a vast ocean of bubble
universes, of which ours is but one; a multiverse that
endlessly cycles through time, or one that might be hovering
millimeters away yet remains invisible; another in which
every possibility allowed by quantum physics is brought to
life. Or, perhaps strangest of all, a multiverse made purely
of math. Greene, one of our foremost physicists and science writers,
takes us on a captivating exploration of these parallel
worlds and reveals how much of reality’s true nature may be
deeply hidden within them. And, with his unrivaled ability
to make the most challenging of material accessible and
entertaining, Greene tackles the core question: How can
fundamental science progress if great swaths of reality lie
beyond our reach? Sparked by Greene’s trademark wit and precision, The Hidden
Reality is at once a far-reaching survey of cutting-edge
physics and a remarkable journey to the very edge of
reality—a journey grounded firmly in science and limited
only by our imagination.
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