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Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them - A Journey to the Edge of Physics (Paperback)
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Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them - A Journey to the Edge of Physics (Paperback)
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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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