White Holes
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A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes, from Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Let us journey, with beloved physicist Carlo Rovelli, into the heart of a black hole. Let us slip beyond its boundary, the horizon, and tumble - on and on - down this crack in the universe. As we plunge, we'll see geometry fold, we'll feel the equations draw tight around us. Eventually, we'll pass it: the remains of a star, deep and dense and falling further far. And then - the bottom. Where time and space end, and the white hole is born . . . With lightness and magic, here Rovelli traces the ongoing adventure of his own cutting-edge research, of the uncertainty and joy of going where we've not yet been. Guiding us to the edge of theory and experiment, he invites us to go beyond, to experience the fever and the disquiet of science. Here is the extraordinary life of a white hole.
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"For my part, I found myself following Rovelli into a weird and wonderful new universe and I was very content to be there."
"Scientists now understand that 95 percent of the universe is 'missing,' leading to questions surrounding dark matter and dark energy."
"Rovelli does a solid job of making the underlying science accessible, even if some of the finer points may go over general readers' heads, such as his explanation of why 'you can only enter a black hole, and you can only exit a white hole.' Still, those with a background in physics will be sucked in."
"He writes as though he believes you are as learned and clever as he is."
"Now we are moving beyond Einstein's equations on cosmology and physics into a new unknown."
"It's fitting for a book that says as much about imagination and exploration as it does about physics."
"More than just an ability to explain cutting edge ideas in physics, Rovelli's erudition and sensitivity lets him make contact with the broadest human yearnings for making sense of the world ..."
"Rovelli works hard, sometimes successfully, to explain matters, but he is dealing with phenomena so complex that he often gives readers permission to skip ahead."
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