The Perfect Theory

PEDRO G. FERREIRA is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Oxford. An expert in cosmology, the early universe and general relativity, he writes frequently for trade and academic science publications and is a regular commentator for the BBC.

出版者:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

作者:Prof. Pedro G. Ferreira

页数:304

出版时间:2014-2-4

价格:USD 20.47

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780547554891

图书标签:物理科學史量子引力科学物理学史广义相对论宇宙学physics

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At the core of Einstein’s general theory of relativity are a set of equations that explain the relationship among gravity, space, and time—possibly the most perfect intellectual achievement of modern physics. For over a century, physicists have been exploring, debating, and at times neglecting Einstein’s theory in their quest to uncover the history of the universe, the origin of time, and the evolution of solar systems, stars, and galaxies.

In this sweeping narrative of science and culture, Pedro Ferreira explains the theory through the human drama surrounding it: the personal feuds and intellectual battles of the biggest names in twentieth-century physics, from Einstein and Eddington to Hawking and Penrose.

We are in the midst of a momentous transformation in modern physics. As scientists look farther and more clearly into space than ever before, The Perfect Theory engagingly reveals the greater relevance of general relativity, showing us where it started, where it has led, and where it can still take us.

读后感

這是廣義相對論的傳記，寫的是物理學百年來的發展史，這一百年來，人類從微觀量子世界到巨觀天文宇宙，都有了更多的理解，也理解我們還有「更多的未知」這件事。 物理定律並非是人類發明的，它始終就在哪裡，成為一切的基礎，並在不同層次形成不同的定律，人類只是不斷發現它...  

【廣義相對論一百年】 自大學修習哲學以來，因學習宇宙論與科學哲學所需，逐漸對物理乃至更為廣泛的自然科學有了興趣，可以說是發現了為何要追問物理的意義。 這一本介紹廣義相對論的《The Perfect Theory》，是我在相關領域所讀過的書籍中最為深入淺出的一本，恰好在台灣...

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很多逸闻趣事，可读性极强。

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很多逸闻趣事，可读性极强。

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