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The Janus Point - A New Theory of Time (Hardcover)
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The Janus Point - A New Theory of Time (Hardcover)
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In a universe filled by chaos and disorder, one physicist makes the
radical argument that the growth of order drives the passage of
time -- and shapes the destiny of the universe. Time is among the
universe's greatest mysteries. Why, when most laws of physics allow
for it to flow forward and backward, does it only go forward?
Physicists have long appealed to the second law of thermodynamics,
held to predict the increase of disorder in the universe, to
explain this. In The Janus Point, physicist Julian Barbour argues
that the second law has been misapplied and that the growth of
order determines how we experience time. In his view, the big bang
becomes the "Janus point," a moment of minimal order from which
time could flow, and order increase, in two directions. The Janus
Point has remarkable implications: while most physicists predict
that the universe will become mired in disorder, Barbour sees the
possibility that order -- the stuff of life -- can grow without
bound. A major new work of physics, The Janus Point will transform
our understanding of the nature of existence.
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