Black holes : the key to understanding the universe
Cox, Brian, 1968-2022
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Click and Collect for Black holes : the key to understanding the universeBlack holes lie where the most massive stars used to shine and at the edge of our current understanding. They are the inevitable creations of gravity, when too much matter collapses into not enough space. And yet, although the laws of nature predict them, they fail to fully describe them. The wonderful thing about the ever-increasing number of black holes we have discovered dotted across the Universe is that each one is an experiment conducted by nature that we cannot explain. This means we are missing something deep. Black holes are places in space and time where the laws of gravity, quantum physics and thermodynamics collide. Originally thought to be so intellectually troubling that they simply could not exist, it is only in the past few years that we have begun to glimpse a new synthesis; a deep connection between gravity and quantum information theory that describes a holographic universe in which space and time emerge from a network of quantum bits, and wormholes span the void.
Main title:
Black holes : the key to understanding the universe / Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw.
Author:
Cox, Brian, 1968-, authorForshaw, J. R. (Jeffrey Robert), 1968-, author
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : ABC Books, 2022.©2022
Collation:
280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780733340444 (pbk)9780733340444
Dewey class:
523.8875523.887
Language:
English
BRN:
519630
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 523.887 COX | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 523.887 COX | Available |
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