Why does mathematics explain the universe so well? From the big bang to the distant future via parallel worlds, Max Tegmark proposes a radical idea- that our reality is not only described by mathematics- it is mathematics.
Max Tegmark is author or co-author of more than 200 technical papers, twelve of which have been cited more than 500 times. He has featured in dozens of science documentaries, and his work with the SDSS collaboration on galaxy clustering shared the first prize in Science magazine's "Breakthrough of the Year: 2003". He holds a Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a physics professor at MIT.
Our Mathematical Universe is nothing if not impressive. Brilliantly
argued and beautifully written, it is never less than
thought-provoking about the greatest mysteries of our existence
*New York Times*
An amazing ride through the rich landscape of contemporary
cosmology... Physics could do with more characters like Tegmark...
an imaginative intellect and a charismatic presence
*Financial Times*
Tegmark is one of the rock gods of cosmology, a select group of
thinkers who are using their mathematical prowess to tear up all
our cherished notions about the universe, and replace it with a
cosmos that is so bewilderingly weird that it makes the plot of
most science-fiction novels look like an Ikea instruction
leaflet
*Telegraph*
Our Mathematical Universe boldly confronts one of the deepest
questions: why is mathematics so spectacularly successful at
describing the cosmos? Through lively writing and wonderfully
accessible explanations, Max Tegmark - one of the world's leading
theoretical physicists - guides the reader to a possible answer,
and reveals how, if it's right, our understanding of reality itself
would be radically altered
*Brian Greene*
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