Monday, June 18, 2012

The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos. Brian Green

Standing on the edge of the latest discoveries on string theory, quantum physics and cosmology, this books probes into an area that used to be mere speculation: parallel universes.

The result? Reality could be much stranger than any fiction in this world... and this universe. Fuelled by a series of Nova episodes (The elegant Universe, The Fabric of Cosmos), and a couple of books, 2012 re-sparked my always lingering interest in physics. This one answers (well, kind of) some of of most basic haunting questions: such as is the universe finite or infinite? what is the shape of it? I struggle wit the idea of limitless and yet finite on 3 dimensions (I'm ok with it on 2 and the ballon surface analogy).

I think I finally get the multiverse theory based on the inevitable repetition based on a finite (however large) arrangement of elements, if those rearrangements are infinite. And even just glancing at the implications you have to wonder:

Is living a multiverse the most significant or the most irrelevant discovery ever? I pondered this with Leon Marchebout on a terrace in Providencia, Guadalajara, and I concur that the answer is: both. Objectively, it can't have any effect in my life, or the life of my great, great, great grandchildren, or anyone I'll ever know. But we're subjective beings, and it does make a difference.

I, subjectively declare, that physicist's inference of Multiverse, is the most life altering concepts ever, and it just occurred in our lifetime.

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