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The Gravity of Math
- How Geometry Rules the Universe
Engelsk Hardback
The Gravity of Math
- How Geometry Rules the Universe
Engelsk Hardback

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"A must-read.”―Avi Loeb, New York Times–bestselling author of Extraterrestrial

One of the preeminent mathematicians of the past half century shows how physics and math were combined to give us the theory of gravity and the dizzying array of ideas and insights that has come from it 


Mathematics is far more than just the language of science. It is a critical underpinning of nature. The famed physicist Albert Einstein demonstrated this in 1915 when he showed that gravity—long considered an attractive force between massive objects—was actually a manifestation of the curvature, or geometry, of space and time. But in making this towering intellectual leap, Einstein needed the help of several mathematicians, including Marcel Grossmann, who introduced him to the geometrical framework upon which his theory rest.
 
In The Gravity of Math, Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau consider how math can drive and sometimes even anticipate discoveries in physics. Examining phenomena like black holes, gravitational waves, and the Big Bang, Nadis and Yau ask: Why do mathematical statements, derived solely from logic, provide the best descriptions of our physical world?
 
The Gravity of Math offers an insightful and compelling look into the power of mathematics—whose reach, like that of gravity, can extend to the edge of the universe.







Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
272
ISBN-13:
9781541604292
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1541604296
Udg. Dato:
2 maj 2024
Længde:
26mm
Bredde:
218mm
Højde:
148mm
Forlag:
Basic Books
Oplagsdato:
2 maj 2024
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