Goldberg, Dave  (1974 -) <br/><br/>
The universe in the rearview mirror :  how hidden symmetries shape reality 
/ Dave Goldberg. 
 - New York  : Dutton  , 2013 
 - 330 p.  : illus.  ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-315) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: In which I set everything up, so it's probably best not to skip ahead -- Antimatter : in which we learn why there is something rather than nothing -- Entropy : in which we explore where time comes from or whether it just is -- The cosmological principle : in which we learn why it is dark at night -- Emmy Noether : in which we determine what symmetry really means -- Relativity : in which we fail to build an intergalactic ansible -- Gravity : in which we learn why black holes don't last forever -- Replacement : in which we consider the design specifications for a teleportation device -- Spin : in which we investigate why you aren't a sentient cloud of helium and what a spoonful of neutron star would do to you -- Higgs : in which we explore the origin of mass and why physics isn't stamp collecting -- Hidden symmetries : in which objects in the mirror are closer than they appear -- Appendix -- Roadside attraction 1: The particle zoo -- Roadside attraction 2: A side of symmetrie. 
<br/><br/> The "Ask a Physicist" columnist for io9.com explains how space, time, and everything in between are shaped by hidden symmetries that have driven recent discoveries about the universe. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780525953661 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Symmetry<br/>Reality<br/>Physics<br/>Physics---Philosophy<br/>Cosmology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q172.5.S95  / G64 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>539.725 GOL