"The Constants of Nature: the Numbers That Encode the Deepest Secrets of the Universe" by John D. Barrow (2002)
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The constants of nature are the fundamental laws of physics that apply throughout the universe: gravity, velocity of light, electromagnetism and quantum mechanics. They encode the deepest secrets of the universe, and express at once our greatest knowledge and our greatest ignorance about the cosmos. Their existence has taught us the profound truth that nature abounds with unseen regularities. Yet while we have become skilled at measuring the values of these constants, our frustrating inability to explain or predict their values shows how much we have still to learn about inner workings of the universe. The book in the best traditions of Stephen Hawking will be of great interest for those fascinated by the big questions about our universe, space and time.
The book is bookmarked.
Contents
1 Before the Beginning 2 Journey Towards Ultimate Reality 3 Superhuman Standarts 4 Further, Deeper, Fewer: The Quest for a Theory of Everything 5 Eddington's Unfinished Symphony 6 The Mystery of the Very Large Numbers 7 Biology and the Stars 8 The Antropic Principle 9 Altering Constants and Rewriting History 10 New Dimensions 11 Variations on a Constant Theme 12 Reach for the Sky 13 Other Worlds and Big Questions
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