What Shape Is Space
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Author |
: Giles Sparrow |
Publisher |
: Thames & Hudson |
Total Pages |
: 226 |
Release |
: 2018-10-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780500774403 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0500774404 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis What Shape is Space? by : Giles Sparrow
What Shape is Space? is a question with surprisingly far-reaching implications for our understanding of the very nature of reality and our place within it. The concepts involved may be sophisticated, but Giles Sparrows effortless prose style easily renders them understandable, allowing readers to get to grips with the overarching debates at the cutting edge of cosmology today. Infographics, diagrams and astronomical visualizations illustrate and clarify the various astonishing implications of a universe of infinite space.
Author |
: Jeffrey R. Weeks |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 405 |
Release |
: 2001-12-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780203912669 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0203912667 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Shape of Space by : Jeffrey R. Weeks
Maintaining the standard of excellence set by the previous edition, this textbook covers the basic geometry of two- and three-dimensional spaces Written by a master expositor, leading researcher in the field, and MacArthur Fellow, it includes experiments to determine the true shape of the universe and contains illustrated examples and engaging exercises that teach mind-expanding ideas in an intuitive and informal way. Bridging the gap from geometry to the latest work in observational cosmology, the book illustrates the connection between geometry and the behavior of the physical universe and explains how radiation remaining from the big bang may reveal the actual shape of the universe.
Author |
: Shing-Tung Yau |
Publisher |
: Il Saggiatore |
Total Pages |
: 398 |
Release |
: 2010-09-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780465020232 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0465020232 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Shape of Inner Space by : Shing-Tung Yau
The leading mind behind the mathematics of string theory discusses how geometry explains the universe we see. Illustrations.
Author |
: Jeffrey R. Weeks |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 408 |
Release |
: 2001-12-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1135542635 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781135542634 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Shape of Space by : Jeffrey R. Weeks
Maintaining the standard of excellence set by the previous edition, this textbook covers the basic geometry of two- and three-dimensional spaces Written by a master expositor, leading researcher in the field, and MacArthur Fellow, it includes experiments to determine the true shape of the universe and contains illustrated examples and engaging exercises that teach mind-expanding ideas in an intuitive and informal way. Bridging the gap from geometry to the latest work in observational cosmology, the book illustrates the connection between geometry and the behavior of the physical universe and explains how radiation remaining from the big bang may reveal the actual shape of the universe.
Author |
: Jeffrey R. Weeks |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 279 |
Release |
: 2001-12-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780824748371 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0824748379 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Shape of Space by : Jeffrey R. Weeks
Maintaining the standard of excellence set by the previous edition, this textbook covers the basic geometry of two- and three-dimensional spaces Written by a master expositor, leading researcher in the field, and MacArthur Fellow, it includes experiments to determine the true shape of the universe and contains illustrated examples and engaging exercises that teach mind-expanding ideas in an intuitive and informal way. Bridging the gap from geometry to the latest work in observational cosmology, the book illustrates the connection between geometry and the behavior of the physical universe and explains how radiation remaining from the big bang may reveal the actual shape of the universe.
Author |
: Graham Nerlich |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 312 |
Release |
: 1994-08-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521450144 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521450140 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Shape of Space by : Graham Nerlich
This is a revised and updated edition of Graham Nerlich's classic book (1976). It develops a metaphysical account of space that treats it as a real and concrete entity, showing that shape plays a key explanatory role in space and spacetime theories. Arguing that geometrical explanation is very like causal explanation, Professor Nerlich prepares the ground for philosophical argument and investigates how different spaces would affect perception differently. Along the way Professor Nerlich criticizes and rejects conventionalism as a non-realist metaphysics of space, concluding that there is, in fact, no problem of underdetermination for this aspect of spacetime theories, while offering an extensive discussion of the relativity of motion.
Author |
: Martin Rees |
Publisher |
: Basic Books |
Total Pages |
: 140 |
Release |
: 2008-08-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780786723584 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0786723580 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Just Six Numbers by : Martin Rees
How did a single "genesis event" create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars and planets? How did atoms assemble -- here on earth, and perhaps on other worlds -- into living beings intricate enough to ponder their origins? What fundamental laws govern our universe?This book describes new discoveries and offers remarkable insights into these fundamental questions. There are deep connections between stars and atoms, between the cosmos and the microworld. Just six numbers, imprinted in the "big bang," determine the essential features of our entire physical world. Moreover, cosmic evolution is astonishingly sensitive to the values of these numbers. If any one of them were "untuned," there could be no stars and no life. This realization offers a radically new perspective on our universe, our place in it, and the nature of physical laws.
Author |
: Donal O'Shea |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages |
: 306 |
Release |
: 2009-05-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780802718945 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0802718949 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Poincare Conjecture by : Donal O'Shea
Henri Poincaré was one of the greatest mathematicians of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He revolutionized the field of topology, which studies properties of geometric configurations that are unchanged by stretching or twisting. The Poincaré conjecture lies at the heart of modern geometry and topology, and even pertains to the possible shape of the universe. The conjecture states that there is only one shape possible for a finite universe in which every loop can be contracted to a single point. Poincaré's conjecture is one of the seven "millennium problems" that bring a one-million-dollar award for a solution. Grigory Perelman, a Russian mathematician, has offered a proof that is likely to win the Fields Medal, the mathematical equivalent of a Nobel prize, in August 2006. He also will almost certainly share a Clay Institute millennium award. In telling the vibrant story of The Poincaré Conjecture, Donal O'Shea makes accessible to general readers for the first time the meaning of the conjecture, and brings alive the field of mathematics and the achievements of generations of mathematicians whose work have led to Perelman's proof of this famous conjecture.
Author |
: Lou Michel |
Publisher |
: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company |
Total Pages |
: 328 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015037279554 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Light by : Lou Michel
Author |
: L.Christine Kinsey |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 524 |
Release |
: 2006-05-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1930190093 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781930190092 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Symmetry, Shape and Space by : L.Christine Kinsey
This book will appeal to at least three groups of readers: prospective high school teachers, liberal arts students, and parents whose children are studying high school or college math. It is modern in its selection of topics, and in the learning models used by the authors. The book covers some exciting but non-traditional topics from the subject area of geometry. It is also intended for undergraduates and tries to engage their interest in mathematics. Many innovative pedagogical modes are used throughout.