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David Layzer
e druk, 1991
9780195069082
Cosmogenesis
The Growth of Order in the Universe
Specificaties
Paperback, 334 blz.
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Engels
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e druk, 1991
ISBN13: 9780195069082
Rubricering
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 11 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This fascinating study of chaos and order in the universe marks a new direction in scientific approaches to these areas. Rejecting Laplacian notions of `meaningless', coincidental order and of a ruling tendency towards dissolution and chaos, Layzer draws physics, biology, chemistry, and astronomy into a fluid philosophy of order, able to accommodate the individual act and random event without causing structural breakdown.
Layzer manages to be both entertaining and very convincing at the same time. Among the intriguing side issues he brings up are a new theory for the origins of the universe and a physical explanation for why off-key musical notes jar.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780195069082
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:334
Inhoudsopgave
PART I: A THEORY OF ORDER: Science, philosophy, and truth; Order and randomness; The strong cosmological principle and time's arrow; The importance of being discrete; Seven steps to quantum physics; Alice in quantumland; The strong cosmological principle and quantum theory; PART II: ASPECTS OF TIMEBOUND ORDER: Cosmic evolution: the standard model; Gravitational clustering and structural order; Molecules, genes, and evolution; Evolution and the growth of order; Language, thought, and perception; What is consciousness?; Mind and body; Chance, necessity, and freedom; Notes.