A Tear at the Edge of Creation: A Radical New Vision for Life

A Tear at the Edge of Creation: A Radical New Vision for Life in an Imperfect Universe

The search for universal truth, the underlying â‚¬Å“onenessâ‚¬Â connecting all things, has been the abiding obsession of philosophers and alchemists, prophets and string theorists. We would cross a bridge from Occamâ‚¬s razor to quantum theory on a path of symmetry and elegance toward a grand, unifying Theory of Everythingâ‚¬"a place, just over the horizon, where the physical laws governing very large bodies (Einsteinâ‚¬s theory of relativity) and those governing tiny ones (quantum mechanics) unite in a single, orderly framework. Yet somehow, despite the strivings of some of historyâ‚¬s best minds, it turns out that the universe is probably not elegant. It is most likely gloriously messy. In A Tear at the Edge of Creation, the award-winning physicist Marcelo Gleiser argues that the quest for a Theory of Everything is fundamentally misguided: imbalance, asymmetry, and imperfectionâ‚¬"not orderâ‚¬"are the engines of creation. In this lucid, down-to-earth narrative, which has been translated into twelve languages, Gleiser walks us through the basic and cutting-edge science that fueled his own transformation from unifier to doubter: a fascinating scientific quest that leads himâ‚¬"and usâ‚¬"to a new understanding of what it is to be human.
Country USA
Manufacturer Dartmouth College
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781611683974
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781611683974
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Dartmouth College
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781611683974
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781611683974
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Tear at the Edge of Creation: A Radical New Vision for Life in an Imperfect Universe

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