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On the inside of a marble = from quantum mechanics to the Big Bang /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	On the inside of a marble/ by Gavin Bascom.
Reminder of title:	from quantum mechanics to the Big Bang /
Author:	Bascom, Gavin.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2017.,
Description:	xi, 107 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Quantum theory. -
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60690-3
ISBN:	9783319606903

On the inside of a marble = from quantum mechanics to the Big Bang /
Bascom, Gavin.

On the inside of a marblefrom quantum mechanics to the Big Bang /[electronic resource] :by Gavin Bascom. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2017. - xi, 107 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Astronomers' universe,1614-659X. - Astronomers' universe..

1. Introduction -- 2. Narrative Time -- 3. Narrative Space -- 4. Narrative Energy -- 5. A Universe Far From Equilibrium -- 6. A Statistical Mechanical View of the Universe -- 7. Putting the Future at the Beginning.

Keeping in mind that we can only see the universe from the comfort of our home galaxy, Bascom begins his text by meticulously laying the necessary groundwork to understand the Big Bang's mathematics without using any equations. He then paints a freeze-frame picture of our universe as if we had taken a three-dimensional picture with a giant camera. Within this picture, he traces forces beginning with the smallest (a single atom) to the biggest (the cosmos), keeping in mind that in this frozen moment everything further away from the observer spatially is also further away from the observer in time; that is, older. Soon a very real and very vivid image of the Big Bang appears (especially in things that are loud or hot), echoing down through time and into our everyday lives, reflected in every atom during every measurement. Then, slowly but deliberately, Bascom unfreezes this picture, ratcheting each moment from one to the next, showing us how and why quantum particles are constantly in contact with the Big Bang and why that allows the particles to pop in and out of existence from moment to moment, what a photon is, and what exactly we mean when we say that free space has energy. Whether you're interested in the Big Bang, the weirdness of quantum mechanics, or simply enjoy thinking about the biggest, loudest, and oldest things in our universe, this book will help you question your deepest notions about time and space, while staying firmly rooted in empirical observation. Throughout the text, Bascom sidesteps traditional non-fiction modes, using colorful explanations and vivid imagery to place the reader in simultaneous contact with both the Big Bang and fundamental particles. As a result, Bascom provides the tools and language necessary to contemplate the strangeness of our universe.

ISBN: 9783319606903

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-60690-3doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

568041
Quantum theory.

LC Class. No.: QC174.12

Dewey Class. No.: 530.12

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