The number of the heavens : a history of the multiverse and the quest to understand the cosmos / Tom Siegfried

Englisch

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Press [2019], 2019

x, 330 Seiten : Illustrationen

Includes bibliographical references and index

Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe- Siegfried, Tom, 1950-: The number of the heavens. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019

978-0-674-97588-0 alk. Paper

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-0-674-24339-2 (Fernzugriff)

*Viele-Welten-Deutung / Weltall / Erforschung

*Paralleluniversum / Kosmologie / Philosophie / Populärwissenschaftliche Darstellung

*Multiverse -- History

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: QB981

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 523.1/2

Out of chaos, a multiverse -- Robert Grosseteste's multiverse -- Aristotle versus the atomists -- The condemnation of 1277 -- Condemnation aftermath -- Cusa and Copernicus -- Wandering in immensity -- Planets and people -- Island universes -- E pluribus universe -- Many quantum worlds -- Anthropic cosmology -- Brane worlds -- Defining the multiverse.

"One of the most controversial, cutting-edge ideas in cosmology-the possibility that there exist multiple parallel universes-in fact has a long history. Tom Siegfried reminds us that the size and number of the heavens have been contested since ancient times. His story offers deep lessons about the nature of science and the quest for understanding"--

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