Product Description

For two decades, this puzzled theoretical physicists and thus eventually led to a revolution in the way we think about space, time, matter and information. This revolution has culminated in a remarkable principle called "The Holographic Principle", which is now a major focus of attention in gravitational research and other related fields.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15170 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

Review
The authors, both established researchers, present a review of black hole physics in one of the simplest and most efficient ways ... The book will be useful for students of physics and for everyone interested in understanding ways in which knowledge is generated theoretically.
--Mathematical Reviews

Customer Reviews

Don't be misled by the word 'Introduction'
It is a little hard to give this an accurate rating because I was unable to follow very much of it. Although I'm a lifelong astronomy and cosmology geek this was far beyond me.

The first page is full of equations (which is fine), but it is assumed that you know what most of the symbols mean already. This is not high school or A level stuff - you'll need a good degree in physics or astrophysics to understand what's going on.

That's not necessarily a criticism of the book, more a warning not to be taken in by the word 'introduction' in the title as I was! You can still glean some information by reading the text around the equations but I'm going to move onto something a bit easier first.

The Holographic Universe; Leonard Susskind -James Lindesay
It's a really great little book. I got half-way through and realized I wasn't understanding the mathematics involved. I was not surprised by this as I am an artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.I have had little opportunity to learn the terms and concepts involved. So I stopped reading this book and read Roger Penrose's "Road to Reality". It is an excellent book from which I was able to learn about the mathematics, and a whole lot more. I then read Susskind's Holographic Universe without much trouble, understanding quite well what he is getting at. I would rate it as "terribly interesting".