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Vincent Icke
Gravity Does Not Exist
A Puzzle for the 21st Century
Every scientific fact was born as an opinion about the unknown - a hypothesis. Opinion gradually becomes fact as evidence piles up to support a theory. But what if there are two theories, each of which has produced a myriad of things that correspond perfectly to the phenomena but can't be combined into one? One theory replaced the mystery of gravity with a precise model of space and time. The other theory replaced the mystery of matter with a description of quantum particles.
As we understand our universe, we keep each in its own domain: space and time for very large things, particles for the very small ones. However, 13.8 billion years ago, those two incompatible domains belonged to a single realm. Who in the current or future generations of physicists will crack this seemingly impossible puzzle? This, contends the author, is not just a big question, but the biggest question in physics in our century.
Combining Ickes's first-hand knowledge with a robust argument and intellectual playfulness, this fascinating book succeeds in making a notoriously difficult subject accessible to all readers interested in a better grasp of our universe.
As we understand our universe, we keep each in its own domain: space and time for very large things, particles for the very small ones. However, 13.8 billion years ago, those two incompatible domains belonged to a single realm. Who in the current or future generations of physicists will crack this seemingly impossible puzzle? This, contends the author, is not just a big question, but the biggest question in physics in our century.
Combining Ickes's first-hand knowledge with a robust argument and intellectual playfulness, this fascinating book succeeds in making a notoriously difficult subject accessible to all readers interested in a better grasp of our universe.
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Auteur
Vincent Icke
Vincent Icke is hoogleraar theoretische astrofysica aan de Universiteit Leiden, bijzonder hoogleraar Kosmologie aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam en beelden kunstenaar en publicist.
- Titel
- Gravity Does Not Exist
- Subtitel
- A Puzzle for the 21st Century
- Auteur
- Vincent Icke
- Vertaler
- Charlotte Lemmens
- Prijs
- € 9,99
- ISBN
- 9789048517053
- Uitvoering
- eBook ePub (Adobe DRM)
- Aantal pagina's
- 112
- Publicatiedatum
- 26 - 06 - 2014
- Afmetingen
- 19 x 19 cm
- Partner
- Dit is een uitgave van Amsterdam University Press
- Onderwerp
- Science, Medicine, and Technology
- Categorie
- Science and Technology
Recensies
"Vincent Icke is one of the all-too-rare scientists who is also a brilliant expositor. His book presents fundamental ideas to the general reader with beautiful clarity. But even experts will enjoy his distinctive perspective."
- Martin Rees, president of the Royal Society and also master of Trinity College, and professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge.
"Gravity Does Not Exist is a very attractive and enjoyable presentation of a fascinating problem."
- Nandor Bokor, assoc. prof. Department of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
" Icke takes on Einstein's theory of gravitation and succeeds beyond one's expections."
-Martin Veltman, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics (1999)
"A fascinating view on two essential facets of modern physics: relativity and quantum theory - are they irreconcilable or not? An original explanation by a passionate expert all the way through to the foundations of the theory."
- Jos Engelen, Former Scientific Director of CERN; President, NWO (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research)
- Martin Rees, president of the Royal Society and also master of Trinity College, and professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge.
"Gravity Does Not Exist is a very attractive and enjoyable presentation of a fascinating problem."
- Nandor Bokor, assoc. prof. Department of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
" Icke takes on Einstein's theory of gravitation and succeeds beyond one's expections."
-Martin Veltman, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics (1999)
"A fascinating view on two essential facets of modern physics: relativity and quantum theory - are they irreconcilable or not? An original explanation by a passionate expert all the way through to the foundations of the theory."
- Jos Engelen, Former Scientific Director of CERN; President, NWO (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research)
