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- catalog abstract ""In prose, Janna Levin's diary of unsent letters to her mother describes what we know about the shape and extent of the universe, about its beginning and its end. She grants the uninitiated access to the astounding findings of contemporary theoretical physics and makes tangible the contours of space and time - those very real curves along which apples fall and planets orbit." "Levin guides the reader through the observations and thought-experiments that have enabled physicists to begin charting the universe. She introduces the cosmic archaeology that makes sense of the pattern of hot spots left over from the big bang, a pursuit on the verge of discovering the shape of space itself. And she explains the topology and the geometry of the universe now coming into focus - a strange map of space full of black holes, chaotic flows, time warps, and invisible strings. Levin advances the controversial idea that this map is edge-less but finite - that the universe is huge but not unending - a radical revelation that would provide the ultimate twist to the Copernican revolution by locating our precise position in the cosmos."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Diary of a finite time in a finite space".
- catalog contributor b12543996.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""In prose, Janna Levin's diary of unsent letters to her mother describes what we know about the shape and extent of the universe, about its beginning and its end. She grants the uninitiated access to the astounding findings of contemporary theoretical physics and makes tangible the contours of space and time - those very real curves along which apples fall and planets orbit." "Levin guides the reader through the observations and thought-experiments that have enabled physicists to begin charting the universe. She introduces the cosmic archaeology that makes sense of the pattern of hot spots left over from the big bang, a pursuit on the verge of discovering the shape of space itself. And she explains the topology and the geometry of the universe now coming into focus - a strange map of space full of black holes, chaotic flows, time warps, and invisible strings. Levin advances the controversial idea that this map is edge-less but finite - that the universe is huge but not unending - a radical revelation that would provide the ultimate twist to the Copernican revolution by locating our precise position in the cosmos."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Is the universe infinite or is it just really big? -- Infinity -- Newton, 300 years and Einstein -- Special relativity -- General relativity -- Quantum chance and choice -- Death and black holes -- Life and the big bang -- Beyond Einstein -- Adventures in Flatland and hyperspace -- Topology: links, locks, loops -- Through the looking glass -- Wonderland in 3D -- Mirrors in the sky -- How the universe got its spots -- The ultimate prediction -- Scars of creation -- The shape of things to come.".
- catalog extent "208 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0691096570".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "Cosmology Popular works.".
- catalog subject "Cosmology.".
- catalog subject "Levin, Janna Correspondence.".
- catalog subject "Mathematicians United States Correspondence.".
- catalog subject "QB981 .L392 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "Is the universe infinite or is it just really big? -- Infinity -- Newton, 300 years and Einstein -- Special relativity -- General relativity -- Quantum chance and choice -- Death and black holes -- Life and the big bang -- Beyond Einstein -- Adventures in Flatland and hyperspace -- Topology: links, locks, loops -- Through the looking glass -- Wonderland in 3D -- Mirrors in the sky -- How the universe got its spots -- The ultimate prediction -- Scars of creation -- The shape of things to come.".
- catalog title "Diary of a finite time in a finite space".
- catalog title "How the universe got its spots : diary of a finite time in a finite space / Janna Levin.".
- catalog type "Popular works. fast".
- catalog type "Records and correspondence. fast".
- catalog type "text".