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Achilles in the Quantum Universe: Definitive History of Infinity
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #511215 in Books
- Published on: 1998-05-07
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
In this guided tour down the centuries, Rich ard Morris shows how each new encounter with infinity has fu rthered the advancement of physics and mathematics. This is a mathematical detective story which is informative and educ ational. '
Customer Reviews
Infinitely interesting.
I was very amused reading the beginning of this book. The opening which explains how the Greeks dealt with the concept of infinity (with some pretty ingenious paradoxes). Then the reader is taken through Stoic philosphy, Middle Ages, Newtonion Physics, and then ultimately to Quantum physics. This is where the reader expects things to really get complicated, but the style of writing is pretty straight forward and understandable. From Einstein to Superstring Theory, all is explained in interesting style. Interesting enough to carry you through till the end and keep you interested to read more.
Some of the concepts are pretty out of this world, but then again, that's Quantum Physics. Reading books like this, one must keep an open mind and expect anything. Afterall, it's pretty difficult understanding the scope of infinity, but Richard Morris comes pretty close.
Defnitely not light reading. But very very interesting and horizon-broadening.
