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About Carlo Rovelli
Carlo Rovelli was born in Italy, is a US citizen and lives in France. His main activity is in theoretical physics, where he is known as one of the founders of loop quantum gravity. He has also interests in the history and philosophy of science. He has written "Quantum Gravity", a treatise on loop quantum gravity and, for the large public, "The First Scientist: Anaximander and his Legacy", which is primarily a reflection on the nature of science. The book is translated in five languages and has been awarded by the "Prix du Livre Haute Maurienne".
Rovelli has worked in various Universities in Italy, the US and France. He is currently head of the quantum gravity group at the Center For Theoretical Physics of the Aix-Marseille University. He is Honorary Professor of the Normal University of Beijing, and member of the International Academy for the Philosophy of Science.
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'A dazzling book ... the new Stephen Hawking' Sunday Times
The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics takes us on an enchanting, consoling journey to discover the meaning of time
'We are time. We are this space, this clearing opened by the traces of memory inside the connections between our neurons. We are memory. We are nostalgia. We are longing for a future that will not come.'
Time is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists and poets have long explored its meaning while scientists have found that its structure is different from the simple intuition we have of it. From Boltzmann to quantum theory, from Einstein to loop quantum gravity, our understanding of time has been undergoing radical transformations. Time flows at a different speed in different places, the past and the future differ far less than we might think, and the very notion of the present evaporates in the vast universe.
With his extraordinary charm and sense of wonder, bringing together science, philosophy and art, Carlo Rovelli unravels this mystery. Enlightening and consoling, The Order of Time shows that to understand ourselves we need to reflect on time -- and to understand time we need to reflect on ourselves.
Translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre
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'Honestly I cannot recommend it too strongly... one of the fastest selling science titles of all time because it is so clear' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2
'There's a book I've been carrying around like a small Bible, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics' - Benedict Cumberbatch
Everything you need to know about modern physics, the universe and your place in the world in seven enlightening lessons
These seven short lessons guide us, with simplicity and clarity, through the scientific revolution that shook physics in the twentieth century and still continues to shake us today. In this beautiful and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, Carlo Rovelli explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. In under eighty pages, readers will understand the most transformative scientific discoveries of the twentieth century and what they mean for us.
Not since Richard Feynman's celebrated best-seller Six Easy Pieces has physics been so vividly, intelligently and entertainingly revealed.
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Uma visão instigante da teoria quântica, do mesmo autor de Sete breves lições de física. Considerado pela crítica como o "novo Stephen Hawking", Carlo Rovelli consegue levar os principais conceitos da física ao leitor comum de forma clara e acessível.
A física quântica nos levou a inúmeras descobertas e avanços científicos. Nossa compreensão do mundo é baseada nessa teoria, ainda que, para muitos, ela pareça um mistério. Ao unir ciência, história e filosofia, Rovelli nos mostra as ideias "vertiginosas" por trás do mundo quântico, ajudando a elucidar alguns conceitos que mudaram a nossa forma de ver a realidade.
Este é um livro para quem não conhece física quântica, mas está disposto a entender um pouco de suas ideias e implicações. É também uma discussão para cientistas e filósofos, como uma forma de diálogo, na tentativa de atingir uma perspectiva geral. É, enfim, um livro conciso e plural, que nos ajuda a vislumbrar as maravilhas de um mundo novo.
"Rovelli é um gênio, e um comunicador incrível. É aqui que a ciência ganha vida." — Neil Gaiman
"Um dos mais calorosos, elegantes e lúcidos intérpretes a explicar, às pessoas comuns, os intrincados enigmas de sua disciplina. Um livro grandioso." — John Banville, The Wall Street Journal
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El nacimiento del universo, el destino de los agujeros negros, la realidad del tiempo, la mecánica cuántica o la teoría de la relatividad son algunos de los protagonistas del presente título. Objetos de estudio tanto de la física como de la filosofía antigua, estos fascinantes conceptos entrañan una dificultad de comprensión muchas veces imposible para el público no especializado.
Sin embargo, su autor, Carlo Rovelli -físico teórico y uno de los iniciadores de la teoría de la gravedad cuántica de bucles- nos habla de estos temas de forma transparente, con una clara conciencia divulgativa.
¿Y si el tiempo no existiera? es una invitación a la reflexión y descubrimiento a la ciencia, con un contenido que prepara al lector para entender los nuevos y fascinantes paradigmas de la física contemporánea. Rovelli se pregunta por el conjunto de la ciencia, por sus relaciones con los otros ámbitos de conocimiento y por su papel en la sociedad. Este libro es una celebración del espíritu científico, un camino hacia la búsqueda y las interrogaciones por la naturaleza y el espacio.
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Auténtica reflexión sobre el pensamiento científico, el presente libro, escrito de manera clara y amena por uno de los grandes físicos teóricos de nuestro tiempo, nos ilustra la profundidad del proceso de repensar nuestra imagen del mundo: una búsqueda del conocimiento basado en la rebelión contra las evidencias.
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Ein großer Physiker unserer Zeit macht sich auf, uns ein neues Welt-Bild zu zeichnen: mit einem physikalischen Universum ohne Zeit, einer Raumzeit, die aus Schleifen und Körnchen besteht und in der Unendlichkeit nicht existiert. Einer Kosmologie, die ohne Urknall und Paralleluniversen auskommt und hier zum ersten Mal von einem ihrer «Erfinder» für ein breites Publikum einfach und ausführlich erklärt wird. Ein Buch über «die großen Herausforderungen der gegenwärtigen Naturwissenschaften, die all unser Wissen über die Natur in Frage stellen» (Rovelli).
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· Space and time in present-day physics and philosophy
· Introduction from scratch of the debates surrounding time
· Broad spectrum of approaches, coherently represented
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