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By: Carlo Rovelli

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  • CategoryScience
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Pages224
  • Published2017
  • File size4.3 MB
  • FormatPDF
  • ISBN9780735216105

Key ideas from the book

  • Scientific theories have reshaped how we understand the structure of time.
  • Time does not pass at the same rate everywhere.
  • The distinction between past and future may be less absolute than it appears.
  • The notion of a single present is challenged by our understanding of the wider universe.
  • Questions about time connect physics with philosophy and art.

About The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli

In The Order of Time, physicist Carlo Rovelli examines why time is more complex than everyday experience suggests. Drawing on developments from Boltzmann’s work and Einstein’s theories to quantum theory and loop quantum gravity, he considers how scientific ideas have changed our understanding of time.

The book also explores the relationship between time and human experience, including the possibility that the distinction between past and future is less simple than it seems and that the idea of a universal present does not hold across the vast universe. Rovelli brings physics into conversation with philosophy and art, making this a thoughtful introduction for readers interested in modern science and questions about the nature of time.

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