EAN: 9780141992822

FANTASTIC NUMBERS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM - ANTO...

What are the mysterious numbers that unlock the secrets of the universe? In Fantastic Numbers
and Where to Find Them  leading theoretical physicist and YouTube star Antonio Padilla takes us
on an irreverent cosmic tour of nine of the most extraordinary numbers in physics. These
include Graham's number  which is so large that if you thought about it in the wrong way  your
head would collapse into a singularity  TREE(3)  whose finite value could never be reached
before the universe reset itself  and 10^{-120}  which measures the desperately unlikely
balance of energy the universe needs to exist. . . Leading us down the rabbit hole to the inner
workings of reality  Padilla demonstrates how these unusual numbers are the key to unlocking
such mind-bending phenomena as black holes  entropy and the problem of the cosmological
constant  which shows that our two best ways of understanding the universe contradict one
another. Combining cutting-edge science with an entertaining cosmic quest  Fantastic Numbers
and Where to Find Them is an electrifying  head-twisting guide to the most fundamental truths
of the universe.

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