Time is really
nothing but an illusion, according to quantum physics.
Apresentação da Penguin Books:
“The bestselling author of “Seven Brief Lessons on
Physics” takes us on an enchanting, consoling journey to discover the meaning of
time
'We are time. We are this space, this clearing opened by the traces of
memory inside the connections between our neurons. We are memory. We are
nostalgia. We are longing for a future that will not come.'
Time is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists
and poets have long explored its meaning while scientists have found that its
structure is different from the simple intuition we have of it. From Boltzmann
to quantum theory, from Einstein to loop quantum gravity, our understanding of
time has been undergoing radical transformations. Time flows at a different
speed in different places, the past and the future differ far less than we
might think, and the very notion of the present evaporates in the vast
universe.
With his extraordinary charm and sense of wonder, bringing together
science, philosophy and art, Carlo Rovelli unravels this mystery. Enlightening
and consoling, The Order of Time shows that to understand ourselves we need to
reflect on time -- and to understand time we need to reflect on ourselves.
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