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Now : the physics of time / by Muller, R.(Richard),author.(CARDINAL)749215;
Part I: Amazing time. The entangled enigma ; Einstein's childhood regression ; The leaping now ; Contradictions and paradoxes ; Lightspeed limit, lightspeed loophole ; Imaginary time ; To infinity and beyond -- Part II: Broken arrow. An arrow of confusion ; Demystifying entropy ; Mystifying entropy ; Time explained ; Our unlikely universe ; The universe erupts ; The end of time ; Throwing entropy under the bus ; Alternative arrows -- Par III: Spooky physics. A cat both dead and alive ; Tickling the quantum ghost ; Einstein is spooked ; Backward time travel observed -- Part IV: Physics and reality. Beyond physics ; Cogito ergo sum ; Free will -- Part V: Now. The 4D Big Bang ; The meaning of now."You are reading the word 'now' right now. But what does that mean? What makes the ephemeral moment 'now' so special? Its enigmatic character has bedeviled philosophers, priests, and modern-day physicists from Augustine to Einstein and beyond. Einstein showed that the flow of time is affected by both velocity and gravity, yet he despaired at his failure to explain the meaning of 'now.' Equally puzzling: Why does time flow? Some physicists have given up trying to understand, and call the flow of time an illusion, but the eminent experimental physicist Richard A. Muller protests. He says physics should explain reality, not deny it. In Now, Muller does more than poke holes in past ideas; he crafts his own revolutionary theory, one that makes testable predictions. He begins by laying out--with the refreshing clarity that made Physics for Future Presidents so successful--a firm and remarkably clear explanation of the physics building blocks of his theory: relativity, entropy, entanglement, antimatter, and the Big Bang. With the stage then set, he reveals a startling way forward. Muller points out that the standard Big Bang theory explains the ongoing expansion of the universe as the continuous creation of new space. He argues that time is also expanding and that the leading edge of the new time is what we experience as 'now.' This thought-provoking vision has remarkable implications for some of our biggest questions not only in physics but also in philosophy--including the ongoing debate about the reality of free will. Moreover, his theory is testable. Muller's monumental work will spark major debate about the most fundamental assumptions of our universe, and may crack one of the longest-standing enigmas in physics."--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Space and time.; Entropy.; Physics;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 16
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The Janus point : a new theory of time / by Barbour, Julian B.,author.(CARDINAL)765233;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-368) and index.The best-selling author of The End of Time challenges applications of the second law of thermodynamics to posit that the big bang was a minimal-order point that may have triggered a flow of time in two directions.
Subjects: Entropy.; General relativity (Physics); Second law of thermodynamics.; Space and time.; Thermodynamics.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The Murdstone trilogy / by Peet, Mal,author.(CARDINAL)473603;
Dark entropy -- Warlocks pale -- Untitled.How hard can it be to write a fantasy trilogy? When YA author Philip Murdstone's star starts to wane, his agent, the ruthless Minerva Cinch, convinces him that his only hope is to write a sword-and-sorcery blockbuster. Unfortunately, Philip is utterly unsuited to the task. In a dark hour, a dwarfish stranger comes to his rescue. But the deal he makes with Pocket Wellfair turns out to have Faustian consequences.
Subjects: Fiction.; Young adult fiction; Fantasy fiction; Authors; Fiction; Deals;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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Typo & Skim / by Klárová, Barbora,author.(CARDINAL)862339; Špaček, Daniel,illustrator.(CARDINAL)862200; Hummel, Thomas.(CARDINAL)861024; Koncinsky, Tom,author.; Oakland, Andrew,1966-;
Have you noticed how things get older? Of course you have - you can't fail to notice such things. What was shiny and new a while ago is now old or broken or useless. Who's to blame? Well, living somewhere in our midst are little creatures who make aging their business. Typo and Skim, we learn about this hidden guild of craftsmen who cause things to fall apart. The main characters, Typo and Skim, are best friends. Like your average schoolboy buddies, they bond over the subjects of boring teachers, strict parents, cleaning their rooms. However, some of Typo and Skim's teachers have been boring for over 500 years. Their parents actively encourage them to make mistakes, and Typo's mother is always nagging him that his room isn't messy enough. Typo and Skim are entropic elves and they support the process of entropy. But when Typo visits the real world, he realizes to his horror that humans don't appreciate their handiwork and, in fact, spend much of their time trying to minimize its effects. With humor, imagination, and fantastically detailed illustrations, Skim cleverly introduces a concept that we spend very little time talking about. And it is a stirring tribute to friendship as well. Typo and Skim swept the major literary awards in the Czech Republic when it was published in 2017. It's already been translated into ten languages. Justly celebrated, beautifully designed and illustrated, and skillfully translated, Typo and Skim is coming to America. Bright and curious children will love this illustrated novel.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Aging; Elves; Entropy; Fantasy; Orderliness;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The atlas paradox [large print] / by Blake, Olivie,author.;
Beginning -- Daze -- Initiates -- Origins -- Entropy -- Duality -- Interlude -- Ego -- Soul -- Fate -- Olympus -- End?."The Atlas Paradox is the long-awaited sequel to Olivie Blake's New York Times bestselling dark academic sensation The Atlas Six--guaranteed to have even more yearning, backstabbing, betrayal, and chaos. Six magicians were presented with the opportunity of a lifetime. Five are now members of the Society. Two paths lay before them. All must pick a side. Alliances will be tested, hearts will be broken, and The Society of Alexandrians will be revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw, world-changing power, headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way."--
Subjects: Large print books.; Fantasy fiction.; Science fiction.; Novels.; Secret societies; Magicians; Teenagers; Scholars; Wizards; Magic;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 19
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Slow learner : early stories / by Pynchon, Thomas.(CARDINAL)145492;
Introduction -- The small rain -- Low-lands -- Entropy -- Under the rose -- The secret integration.
Subjects: Fiction.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Fortune's formula : the untold story of the scientific betting system that beat the casinos and Wall Street / by Poundstone, William.(CARDINAL)171005;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-367) and index.Prologue : the wire service -- Entropy -- Blackjack -- Arbitrage -- ST. Petersburg wager -- Rico -- Blowing up -- Signal and noise.
Subjects: Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001.; Gambling.; Gambling; Gambling;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Order/disorder : Natalie Alper, Lydia Dona, Mary Heilmann, Jacqueline Humphries. by Johnson, Diana L.,1940-; Schwabsky, Barry.(CARDINAL)150296; David Winton Bell Gallery (Brown University)(CARDINAL)153676;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction and acknowledgments / Jo-Ann Conklin -- Curator's statement / Diana L. Johnson -- Abstraction and entropy / Barry Schwabsky.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Alper, Natalie, 1942-; Dona, Lydia, 1955-; Heilmann, Mary, 1940-; Humphries, Jacqueline, 1960-; Painting, Abstract; Painting, American; Women artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Decoding the universe : how the new science of information is explaining everything in the cosmos, from our brains to black holes / by Seife, Charles.(CARDINAL)658194;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-284) and index.Redundancy -- Demons -- Information -- Life -- Faster than light -- Paradox -- Quantum information -- Conflict -- Cosmos -- Appendix A. The logarithm -- Appendix B. Entropy and information.how the new science of information is explaining everything in the cosmos, from our brains to black holes
Subjects: Expert systems (Computer science); Information science.; Physical sciences; Research;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The cosmic machine : the science that runs our universe and the story behind it / by Bembenek, Scott D.(CARDINAL)595795;
Energy, entropy, atoms, and quantum mechanics form the very foundation of our universe. But how do they govern the world we live in? What was the difficult path to their discovery? Who were the key players that struggled to shape our current understanding? The Cosmic Machine takes you from the earliest scientific inquiries in human history on an exciting journey in search of the answers to these questions. In telling this fascinating story of science, the reader is masterfully guided through the wonderment of how scientific discoveries (and the key players of those discoveries) shaped the world as we know it today. With its unique blend of science, history, and biographies, The Cosmic Machine provides an easily accessible account without sacrificing the actual science itself. Not only will this book engage, enlighten, and entertain you, it will inspire your passion and curiosity for the world around us.The first law: energy. Nothing for free: the conservation of work -- Swinging, falling, and rolling: the initial foundations of energy -- Untangling the mess: energy, momentum, force, and matter -- The missing link: heat: the final piece in the energy puzzle -- Nature's compensation: entropy. Thoughts of heat engines: the thermodynamic origins of entropy -- Dissipation: the relationship between heat and work -- The preferred direction: entropy as nature's signpost -- The other side of entropy: entropy's connection to matter and atoms -- The pieces: atoms. Speculations of atoms: thoughts of existence pave the way for atoms -- Two new philosophies: rational versus spiritual view of nature -- Realizing atoms: the physical foundations of the atom -- Final doubts to rest: the atom as physical reality -- Uncertainty: quantum mechanics. Discrete: energy's devious secret -- Light quanta: Particles and waves: the beginning -- The quantum atom: revisiting the atom -- Quantum mechanics: nature's lottery -- Epilogue: From here to there.
Subjects: Physics.; Physics; Physics; Physics; Science.; Science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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