Bibliograph

The universe in the rearview mirror, how hidden symmetries shape reality, Dave Goldberg

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The universe in the rearview mirror, how hidden symmetries shape reality, Dave Goldberg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-315) and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The universe in the rearview mirror

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

814454966

Responsibility statement

Dave Goldberg

Sub title

how hidden symmetries shape reality

Summary

The "Ask a Physicist" columnist for io9.com explains how space, time, and everything in between are shaped by hidden symmetries that have driven recent discoveries about the universe

Table Of Contents

Introduction: In which I set everything up, so it's probably best not to skip ahead -- Antimatter : in which we learn why there is something rather than nothing -- Entropy : in which we explore where time comes from or whether it just is -- The cosmological principle : in which we learn why it is dark at night -- Emmy Noether : in which we determine what symmetry really means -- Relativity : in which we fail to build an intergalactic ansible -- Gravity : in which we learn why black holes don't last forever -- Replacement : in which we consider the design specifications for a teleportation device -- Spin : in which we investigate why you aren't a sentient cloud of helium and what a spoonful of neutron star would do to you -- Higgs : in which we explore the origin of mass and why physics isn't stamp collecting -- Hidden symmetries : in which objects in the mirror are closer than they appear -- Appendix -- Roadside attraction 1: The particle zoo -- Roadside attraction 2: A side of symmetrie

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Universe in the rear view mirror

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