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- 9781541604308
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- Basic Books
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- 16/04/2024
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- anglais
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"A must-read."―Avi Loeb, New York Times-bestselling author of Extraterrestrial
One of the preeminent mathematicians of the past half century shows how
physics and math were combined to give us the theory of gravity and the
dizzying array of ideas and insights that has come from it
Mathematics is far more than just the language of science. It is a critical
underpinning of nature. The famed physicist Albert Einstein demonstrated this
in 1915 when he showed that gravity--long considered an attractive force
between massive objects--was actually a manifestation of the curvature, or
geometry, of space and time. But in making this towering intellectual leap,
Einstein needed the help of several mathematicians, including Marcel
Grossmann, who introduced him to the geometrical framework upon which his
theory rest.
In The Gravity of Math, Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau consider how math can
drive and sometimes even anticipate discoveries in physics. Examining
phenomena like black holes, gravitational waves, and the Big Bang, Nadis and
Yau ask: Why do mathematical statements, derived solely from logic, provide
the best descriptions of our physical world?
The Gravity of Math offers an insightful and compelling look into the power of
mathematics--whose reach, like that of gravity, can extend to the edge of the
universe.
One of the preeminent mathematicians of the past half century shows how
physics and math were combined to give us the theory of gravity and the
dizzying array of ideas and insights that has come from it
Mathematics is far more than just the language of science. It is a critical
underpinning of nature. The famed physicist Albert Einstein demonstrated this
in 1915 when he showed that gravity--long considered an attractive force
between massive objects--was actually a manifestation of the curvature, or
geometry, of space and time. But in making this towering intellectual leap,
Einstein needed the help of several mathematicians, including Marcel
Grossmann, who introduced him to the geometrical framework upon which his
theory rest.
In The Gravity of Math, Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau consider how math can
drive and sometimes even anticipate discoveries in physics. Examining
phenomena like black holes, gravitational waves, and the Big Bang, Nadis and
Yau ask: Why do mathematical statements, derived solely from logic, provide
the best descriptions of our physical world?
The Gravity of Math offers an insightful and compelling look into the power of
mathematics--whose reach, like that of gravity, can extend to the edge of the
universe.
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