AlKhalili, Jim

Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics

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ISBN 13:: 9780552778060
author:: AlKhalili, Jim
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Black Swan
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2013
Pages:: 304
Dimensions:: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
Genre:: Science & Nature, Physics, ,
Condition:: New
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This book explores some of the most intriguing puzzles and conundrums in physics, which have been referred to as paradoxes. However, upon closer examination, these paradoxes are found to be more nuanced and solvable than initially thought. The author delves into the world of science to uncover the answers to these mind-expanding puzzles.

From the famous thought experiment of Schrödinger's cat to the Grandfather Paradox, some of these paradoxes may be familiar, while others will be new and fascinating. The book takes the reader on a journey to explore the nature of space and time, and to examine questions such as the origin of the universe and the existence of aliens.

By resolving these paradoxes, the author reveals the underlying principles of the universe, taking the reader to the furthest reaches of space and time.

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