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- Cosmology 101 / by Larsen, Kristine M.,1963-(CARDINAL)484010;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-181) and index.- Subjects: Cosmology;
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- The constants of nature : from Alpha to Omega--the numbers that encode the deepest secrets of the universe / by Barrow, John D.,1952-2020.(CARDINAL)331265;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-342) and index.- Subjects: Physical constants;
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- The hidden reality : parallel universes and the deep laws of the cosmos / by Greene, Brian,1963-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-419) and index.BooklistNew York TimesPub WeeklyBooklist, February 2011Choice, August 2011Kirkus Review, December 2010New York Times, February 2011Pub Weekly, December 2010The author draws from the fields of quantum mechanics, cosmology, and string theory to explore the possibility that the universe in which Earth resides is just one of many universes that populate outer space.Adult.Adult- Subjects: Physics; Quantum theory.; General relativity (Physics); Cosmology.; Relativity (Physics);
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- Fashion, faith, and fantasy in the new physics of the universe / by Penrose, Roger,author.(CARDINAL)726298;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-489) and index.Fashion. Mathematical elegance as a driving force ; Some fashionable physics of the past ; Particle-physics background to string theory ; The superposition principle in QFT ; The power of Feynman diagrams ; The original key ideas of string theory ; Time in Einstein's general relativity ; Weyl's gauge theory of electromagnetism ; Functional freedom in Kaluza-Klein and string models ; Quantum obstructions to functional freedom? ; Classical instability of higher-dimensional string theory ; The fashionable status of string theory ; M-theory ; Supersymmetry ; AdS/CFT ; Brane-worlds and the landscape -- Faith. The quantum revelation ; Max Planck's E = hv ; The wave-particle paradox ; Quantum and classical levels : C, U, and R ; Wave function of a point-like particle ; Wave function of a photon ; Quantum linearity ; Quantum measurement ; The geometry of quantum spin ; Quantum entanglement and EPR effects ; Quantum functional freedom ; Quantum reality ; Objective quantum state reduction : a limit to the quantum faith? -- Fantasy. The Big Bang and FLRW cosmologies ; Black holes and local irregularities ; The second law of thermodynamics ; The Big Bang paradox ; Horizons, comoving volumes, and conformal diagrams ; The phenomenal precision in the Big Bang ; Cosmological entropy? ; Vacuum energy ; Inflationary cosmology ; The anthropic principle ; Some more fantastical cosmologies -- A new physics for the universe? Twistor theory : an alternative to strings? ; Whither quantum foundations? ; Conformal crazy cosmology? ; A personal coda -- Appendix A. Mathematical appendix. Iterated exponents ; Functional freedom of fields ; Vector spaces ; Vector bases, coordinates, and duals ; Mathematics of manifolds ; Manifolds in physics ; Bundles ; Functional freedom via bundles ; Complex numbers ; Complex geometry ; Harmonic analysis."What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are immune to mere trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In fact, acclaimed physicist and best-selling author Roger Penrose argues that researchers working at the extreme frontiers of physics are just as susceptible to these forces as anyone else. In this provocative book, he argues that fashion, faith, and fantasy, while sometimes productive and even essential in physics, may be leading today's researchers astray in three of the field's most important areas--string theory, quantum mechanics, and cosmology.... The result is an important critique of some of the most significant developments in physics today from one of its most eminent figures."--Dust jacket.- Subjects: Physics; Physics; String models.; Quantum theory.; Cosmology.; Physics.;
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- The great devaluation : how to embrace, prepare, and profit from the coming global monetary reset / by Baratta, Adam,Author(DLC)no2019003110;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-241) and index."The Great Devaluation is about the imminent and future failure of the global monetary system. Governments around the world have undertaken massive stimulus programs and printed trillions of new dollars in an effort to stimulate their sagging economies. Central Banks have manipulated their balance sheets, lowered interest rates to 0%, and dramatically expanded the global money supply. The world has never witnessed such a dramatic one-two punch of central bank monetary, and government fiscal stimulus, all at once. These policies will lead to a universal currency devaluation and end in an inflationary spiral that will fuel the greatest transfer of wealth in human history. In this groundbreaking book, national bestselling author Adam Baratta unveils the dark truth about the Federal Reserve, their suppression of gold, and why every American investor needs to understand how this will impact their quality of life. The Great Devaluation is about the imminent and future failure of the global monetary system. It covers the history of The Federal Reserve, how it was formed, why it was formed, and the secretive nature of the independent institution. The book also highlights how going off of the gold standard has facilitated the long-term devaluation of the US Dollar and has made the institution the most powerful in the world"--.- Subjects: Currency question.; Fiscal policy.; Monetary policy.;
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- Stephen Hawking : a biography / by Larsen, Kristine.(CARDINAL)598865;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Biographies.; Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018.; Big bang theory.; Black holes (Astronomy); Cosmology.; Physicists; Space and time.;
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