Cosmological Koans: A Journey to the Heart of Physical Reality

Cosmological Koans: A Journey to the Heart of Physical Reality
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 333
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ISBN-10 : 9780393609226
ISBN-13 : 0393609227
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Download or read book Cosmological Koans: A Journey to the Heart of Physical Reality written by Anthony Aguirre and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Playful and enchanting.” —Priyamvada Natarajan, Wall Street Journal Could there be a civilization on a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Using pleasingly paradoxical vignettes, known as Koans, that follow the ancient Zen tradition and have a flair for explaining complex science, physicist Anthony Aguirre tackles cosmic questions from the meaning of quantum theory and the nature of time to the origin of multiple universes.


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