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ISBN10: 0224044478, ISBN13: 9780224044479, [publisher: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London] Softcover The Road to Reality, some 1000 pages long, aims to provide a comprehensive account of our present understanding of the physical universe, and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. No particular mathematical knowledge on the part of the reader is assumed - the early chapters providing the essential mathematical background for the physical theories described in the remainder of the book. The aim is to convey something of an overall understanding - a feeling for the deep beauty and philosophical connotations of the subject, as well as of its intricate logical interconnections. Clearly, a work of this nature is challenging, but there is enough descriptive material to carry the less mathematically inclined reader through, as well as some 450-500, mostly hand-drawn, figures. The book provides a feeling for all the key issues and deep current controversies, and counters the common complaint that cutting-edge science is fundamentally inaccessible. The topics covered in this book include: the roles of different kinds of numbers and of geometry in physics; the ideas - and magic - of calculus and of modern geometry; notions of infinity; the physics and mathematics of relativity theory; the foundations and controversies of quantum mechanics; the standard model of particle physics; cosmology; the big bang; black holes; the profound challenge of the second ...

ISBN10: 0224044478, ISBN13: 9780224044479, [publisher: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London] Softcover The Road to Reality, some 1000 pages long, aims to provide a comprehensive account of our present understanding of the physical universe, and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. No particular mathematical knowledge on the part of the reader is assumed - the early chapters providing the essential mathematical background for the physical theories described in the remainder of the book. The aim is to convey something of an overall understanding - a feeling for the deep beauty and philosophical connotations of the subject, as well as of its intricate logical interconnections. Clearly, a work of this nature is challenging, but there is enough descriptive material to carry the less mathematically inclined reader through, as well as some 450-500, mostly hand-drawn, figures. The book provides a feeling for all the key issues and deep current controversies, and counters the common complaint that cutting-edge science is fundamentally inaccessible. The topics covered in this book include: the roles of different kinds of numbers and of geometry in physics; the ideas - and magic - of calculus and of modern geometry; notions of infinity; the physics and mathematics of relativity theory; the foundations and controversies of quantum mechanics; the standard model of particle physics; cosmology; the big bang; black holes; the profound challenge of the second ...

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London: Jonathan Cape, Date: 2004. Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good. black cloth, gilt lettering, 1094 pp Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. 2004. Jonathan Cape ISBN 0224044478 9780224044479 [FR]

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Jonathan Cape, London, Date: 2004. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. 4th printing. Very thick and heavy 8vo in black boards, gilt lettering to spine, 1094pp, index etc __CONDITION : A well preserved FINE very clean and tight unmarked and unread copy (pages slightly tanned, slight mild crease to head of spine panel) in a very slightly edge-creased but otherwise FINE complete Dust Jacket (looks new in its removable transparent protector). __NOTE Due to size, weight or for insurance purposes delivery to some destinations outside the UK may cost more than the shipping price shown above. Orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved any such extra cost... __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS 2004. Jonathan Cape, London ISBN 0224044478 9780224044479 [GB]

London: Jonathan Cape, Date: 2004. First edition. Hardcover. pp. xxviii, 1094. 8vo. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations. Lightest shelfwear; very good+ in price-clipped, very good dustjacket with crease to spine. 2004. Jonathan Cape ISBN 0224044478 9780224044479 [CA]

Jonathan Cape, Date: 2004. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. First edition sixth impression hardback, 2004, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine condition in a near-fine, slightly rubbed, dust jacket (now protected). Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unopened; no annotation or inscriptions; a hint of toning to page-ends but text, diagrams and equations bright and clear throughout. This book is both large (160mm, x 245mm, 1094pp) and heavy (1.8kg), additional postage will be required if shipped outside the UK. Not an old library book. 2004. Jonathan Cape ISBN 0224044478 9780224044479 [GB]

London : Jonathan Cape, Date: 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xxviii, 1094 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects; Physical sciences Mathematical models. Physical sciences. Mathematical physics. Physics Philosophy. Cosmology. Quantum theory. 2004. London : Jonathan Cape ISBN 0224044478 9780224044479 [IE]

Jonathan Cape, Date: 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectable - Very Good Condition/Very Good. Signed by Author. ~~Signed by Roger Penrose to bookplate on fly-leaf~~VG/VG- 1st print 1st UK ed 2004 Jonathan Cape hardback, unclipped DJ. A little wear and creasing to jacket edges, minor age-spots to page edges, light usage only, VG and unmarked throughout. Scarce. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Science & Technology; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0224044478. ISBN/EAN: 9780224044479. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 092140.. 9780224044479 2004. Jonathan Cape ISBN 0224044478 9780224044479 [GB]

ISBN10: 0224044478, ISBN13: 9780224044479, [publisher: CAPE JONATHAN (RAND) (July 29,] Hardcover Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.
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