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How the Universe Got Its Spots
Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite SpaceBy Janna LevinNarrated by Janna Levin
Length8h 49m
About this audiobook
In this audiobook, astrophysicist Janna Levin blends memoir and visionary science to provide a groundbreaking personal account of her life and ideas
Is the universe infinite or just really big? With this question, cosmologist Janna Levin announces the central theme of this book, which established her as one of the most direct, unorthodox, and creative voices in contemporary science. As Levin sets out to determine how big "really big" may be, she offers a rare intimate look at the daily life of an innovative physicist, complete with jet lag and the tensions between personal relationships and the extreme demands of scientific exploration. Nimbly explaining geometry, topology, chaos, and string theory, Levin shows how the pattern of hot and cold spots left over from the big bang may one day reveal the size of the cosmos. The result is a thrilling story of cosmology by one of its leading thinkers.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature
Length8 hrs 49 mins
Narrated byJanna Levin
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJan 10, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Anno, Preface to the 2003 Edition
11Chapter 10 - Adventures in Flatland and hyperspace
2Chapter 1 - Is the Universe Infinite or is it just really big
12Chapter 11 - Topology - links, locks, loops
3Chapter 2 - Infinity
13Chapter 12 - Through the looking glass
4Chapter 3 - Newton, 300 years and Einstein
14Chapter 13 - Wonderland in 3D
5Chapter 4 - Special relativity
15Chapter 14 - Mirrors in the sky
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6Chapter 5 - General relativity
16Chapter 15 - How the universe got its spots
7Chapter 6 - Quantum chance and choice
17Chapter 16 - The ultimate pred
8Chapter 7 - Death and black holes
18Chapter 17 - Scars of creation
9Chapter 8 - Life and the big bang
19Chapter 18 - The shape of things to come
10Chapter 9 - Beyond Einstein
20Epilogue, Closing Anno
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