About this title: Brian Greene, author of THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE, returns there, this time to examine the two components of reality--space and time--and he poses good and interesting questions, such as "Why is time directional?" and "Could our universe exist without space and time?" Greene adopts a more or less chronological approach in the 16 chapters, beginning with Newton, moving through Einstein and quantum physics, and then on to string theory and its assumptions. He advances beyond the three-dimensional sensory universe we are familiar with to a "multiverse" with 11 dimensions, which precipitates a ...
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Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780375412882ISBN:0375412883
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Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2004
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Alfred Knopf
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780965900584ISBN:0965900584
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Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 06/09/2007
ISBN-13:9780141035291ISBN:0141035293
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Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: Random House Audio
Date Published: 2004-01-27
ISBN-13:9780739309254ISBN:0739309250
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Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375727207ISBN:0375727205
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375727207ISBN:0375727205
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"Brian Greene tells us about the major discoveries in physics that have come into play in the last century. Written for the layman, Greene explains clearly how our understanding of the physical world, though general relativity and quantum mechanics, has progressed since Newton first established his classic laws of motion.
Our understanding of physics today primarily sits in two theories. General Relativity, which accurately explains really big phenomena. And, Quantum Mechanics, which accurately describes the behavior of really small particles (i.e., electrons and quarks). Both theories do an excellent job of describing their domains, but when we try to piece the two together, strangely, they don't fit. What this tells physicists is that our understanding of the universe is incomplete.
One theory that could unite these differences is what's called String Theory, or Superstring Theory. The problem is that the theory, up till recently, has been largely untestable. But with the construction of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), we may now have a way to test some of the other-world consequences that fall from the theory. Like the idea that there are 10 dimensions, 6 that we are completely unaware of or able to observe.
It's certainly a fascinating read, albeit in some parts abstract."
"Referencing Camus' ultimate philosophical statement that the only question worth considering is suicide, Brian Green states at the beginning of this book that the ultimate question is really, "What is space?" and takes some 500+ pages to trace the chase for an answer. He nailed the question, but never came to a definitive answer-because there isn't one. But he did an incredible job of discussing it, taking a hack like myself through the paces of Newtonian physics, Einstein's theories of relativity, the bizarre world of quantum mechanics, and into string theory. This massive amount of astoundingly complex information was explained about as well as anyone has ever explained it to me (I've read several attempts), and with some levity. It took me over a year to read this, because I had to reread several sections several times, along with some time to let it seep into my head (to the extent possible) before moving on to the next section. And I plan to reread it again sometime in the future. It's like a reference book."
"When I read the Elegant Universe, I was dumbfounded. Brian Greene takes something so everpresent and turns it into an eloquent dance of curiosity. This book, The Fabric of the Cosmosis no different.
He tells how to build a time machine in the world of physics, how to travel through a black hole, how quantum physics directs the arrow of time, etc. Basically, Brian Green is into reality and he takes you there, outside of your own version limited by your senses and into what is real across the universe. I'll tell you one thing. It isn't what our senses tell us, and certainly not our egos.
Great book, great author. Unmatched. (I first saw the charisma of Brian Green on the motion picture "Frequency" with Dennis Quaid. That's the movie where the son connects with his deceased father that reaches across time through an old HAM radio set and a rare solar phenomenon.)
"After slowly progressing through An Elegant Universe, in which Greene described string theory to a mass audience, The Fabric of the Cosmos seems much more basic in comparison. But this is sensible considering that the primary focus of Cosmos covers the slightly less complicated topic of the nature of empty space. And compared wrapping one's head around the totality of string theory, this does pass for light reading. Greene covers most of the noteworthy accomplishments in defining empty space, starting with Newton and Leibniz's competing arguments in the late 17th century, jumping forward and few centuries to Maxwell, Mach and Einstein. A lot of this background is starting to feel familiar to me, but Greene keeps things interesting by describing mathematical concepts in creative, non-mathematical ways. Surprisingly string theory enters the discussion late in the book, but by the time you arrive at that point you have a healthy appreciation for the preceding achievements in physics."
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