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Author:
Rovelli, Carlo, 1956- author.
Title:
White holes / Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Simon Carnell.
Edition:
First North American edition.
Publisher:
Riverhead Books,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
pages cm
Subject:
White holes (Astronomy)--Popular works.
Black holes (Astronomy)--Popular works.
Quantum cosmology--Popular works.
Other Authors:
Carnell, Simon, 1962- translator.
Other Titles:
Buchi bianchi. English
Notes:
"Originally published in Italy as Buchi bianchi by Adelphi Edizioni, Milan, in 2023. Simultaneously published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2023"-- copyright page. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Let us journey, with beloved physicist Carlo Rovelli, into the heart of a black hole. We slip beyond its horizon and tumble down this crack in the universe. As we plunge, we see geometry fold. Time and space pull and stretch. And finally, at the black hole's core, space and time dissolve, and a white hole is born. Rovelli has dedicated his career to uniting the time-warping ideas of general relativity and the perplexing uncertainties of quantum mechanics. In White Holes, he reveals the mind of a scientist at work. He traces the ongoing adventure of his own cutting-edge research, investigating whether all black holes could eventually turn into white holes, equally compact objects in which the arrow of time is reversed. Rovelli writes just as compellinglyabout the work of a scientist as he does the marvels of the universe. He shares the fear, uncertainty, and frequent disappointment of exploring hypotheses and unknown worlds, and the delight of chasing new ideas to unexpected conclusions. Guiding us beyond the horizon, he invites us to experience the fever and the disquiet of science-and the strange and startling life of a white hole"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0593545443
9780593545447
LCCN:
2023015753
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)
TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)
UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)
JKPC771 -- Polk City Community Library (Polk City)

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