Hans van den Berg Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Čo je kvantová fyzika, ako ju objavili a čo vypovedá o nás? Odpoveď na tieto otázky formuluje Carlo Rovelli s preňho typickou filozofickou a kultúrnou hĺbkou, pričom jeho texty zostávajú jasné, výstižné a často priam lyrické. Začína opisom zrodu kvantovej fyziky na fascinujúcom ostrove bez stromov Helgoland v Severnom mori, kde sa mladý Werner Heisenberg liečil zo sennej nádchy. Práve tam prvý raz zazrel za klasickou mechanikou neobyčajné a prekrásne vnútro reality. V Rovelliho rozprávaní ožívajú géniovia svojej doby, približuje nám ich zvláštne pokusy, cez ktoré sa snažili pochopiť kvantovú teóriu, a objasňuje, prečo uznáva interpretáciu reality založenú na vzájomných interakciách a vzťahoch. Pokúša sa vysvetliť význam a vplyv tejto novej vízie sveta na filozofiu aj na chápanie seba samého. Sám hovorí: „Pochopenie, že neexistujeme ako autonómne subjekty, nám pomáha oslobodiť sa od pripútania a utrpenia. Práve pre svoju nestálosť, pre absenciu každého Absolútna má život zmysel a je drahocenný... sme len obrazmi obrazov. Realita vrátane nás samých je iba slabým a krehkým závojom, za ktorým... niet ničoho.“

What if the ancient Greeks were right, and the universe really did spring into being out of chaos and the void? How could we know? And what must its first moments have been like?To answer these questions, scientists are delving into all the hidden crevices of creation. Armed with giant telescopes and powerful particle accelerators, they probe the subtle mechanisms by which our familiar world came to be, and try to foretell the manner in which it will end.The result of all this collective effort is a complex story, stranger at times than even our most ancient creation myths. But its building blocks give us the power to work marvels our predecessors could scarcely comprehend. In Genesis, the CERN physicist and bestselling author Guido Tonelli sets out to do justice to that great story.

An awesome, globe-spanning journey through the beauty and power of mathematics unfolds in this New York Times bestselling work. What if you were only taught to paint a fence in art class, never exposed to masterpieces like those of van Gogh and Picasso? This analogy reflects how math is often taught, leading many to perceive it as dull. Renowned mathematician Edward Frenkel reveals a side of math filled with beauty and elegance, demonstrating that it transcends a specialist niche and connects us across cultures and time. The narrative intertwines the wonders of mathematics with Frenkel's personal journey through a discriminatory educational system to become a leading mathematician of the twenty-first century. He now focuses on the Langlands Program, a groundbreaking idea in mathematics that allows researchers to translate findings across fields, solving previously intractable problems like Fermat's last theorem. At its heart, this work invites readers to access a new way of thinking that enriches our lives and enhances our understanding of the world and our place within it, revealing the magic of the hidden universe of mathematics.