On the Inside of a Marble: From Quantum Mechanics to the Big Bang (Astronomers' Universe)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073SP1BFY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 538 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From the Back CoverKeeping in mind that we can only see the universe from the comfort of our home galaxy, Bascom begins his text by meticulously laying the necessary groundwork to understand the Big Bang’s mathematics without using any equations. Within this picture, he traces forces beginning with the smallest (a single atom) to the biggest (the cosmos), keeping in mind that in this frozen moment everything further away from the observer spatially is also further away from the observer in time; that is, older. Then, slowly but deliberately, Bascom unfreezes this picture, ratcheting each moment from one to the next, showing us how and why quantum particles are constantly in contact with the Big Bang and why that allows the particles to pop in a
Within this picture, he traces forces beginning with the smallest (a single atom) to the biggest (the cosmos), keeping in mind that in this frozen moment everything further away from the observer spatially is also further away from the observer in time; that is, older. Keeping in mind that we can only see the universe from the comfort of our home galaxy, Bascom begins his text by meticulously laying the necessary groundwork to understand the Big Bang’s mathematics without using any equations. Soon a very real and very vivid image of the Big Bang appears (especially in things that are loud or hot), echoing down through time and into our everyday lives, reflected in every atom during every measurement. As a result, Bascom provides the tools and language necessary to contemplate the strangeness of our universe.. He then paints a freeze-frame picture of our universe as if we had taken a three-dimensional picture with a giant camera. Then, slowly but deliberately, Bascom unfreezes this picture, ratcheting each moment from one to the next, showing us how and why quantum particles are constantly in contact