John D. Barrow

The Artful Universe Expanded

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Produktbeschreibung

In this rich and wide-ranging exploration, John D. Barrow draws out the deep links between our aesthetic inclinations and the mathematical and physical structure of the Universe of which we form a part. This revised and expanded edition includes new essays on topics including the beauty of vases, the fractal nature of Jackson Pollock's art, multiverses, and life on extrasolar planets.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 2nd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 149mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9780199601332
• ISBN-10: 019960133X
• Artikelnr.: 32212226

Autorenporträt

Professor John D. Barrow, FRS, is Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Millenium Mathematics Project at the University of Cambridge. His principal area of scientific research is cosmology, and he is the author of many highly acclaimed books about the nature and significance of modern developments in physics, astronomy, and mathematics, including The Left Hand of Creation, The Anthropic Cosmological Principle, The Infinite Book: a short guide to the boundless, timeless and endless and most recently, 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know: Maths Explains Your World.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Tales of the unexpected
2: The impact of evolution
3: Size, life, and landscape
4: The heavens and the Earth
5: The natural history of noise
6: All's well that ends well