White Holes
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About This Book
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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"Rovelli writes for non-physicists, so that anyone interested in cosmology, whether they have a science background or not, will appreciate his clear, straightforward style."
"taking the journey with Rovelli is more than worth the price of the book."
"Nor do I feel cheated that, if I'm honest, I don't completely understand what that theory is."
"if you're a final year undergraduate looking for revision notes to accompany your module in high energy astrophysics, this volume may disappoint."
"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."
"The book won't turn lay readers into an expert on white holes or theoretical physics."
"I would give this book to anyone, young and old, interested in thinking, science and literature."
"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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