Carlo Rovelli è un fisico teorico e scrittore italiano il cui lavoro esplora i reami della gravità quantistica e della storia e filosofia della scienza. Figura chiave nello sviluppo della gravità quantistica a loop, i suoi scritti sono caratterizzati da una profonda esplorazione della natura della realtà e del nostro posto in essa. Rovelli unisce magistralmente concetti scientifici complessi a una sensibilità poetica, rendendo accessibili le domande fondamentali dell'esistenza a un vasto pubblico. Contribuisce regolarmente con saggi e articoli a importanti giornali italiani, condividendo le sue intuizioni con chiarezza e grazia.
Recognized as a TLS Book of the Year, this title offers a compelling exploration of its themes, engaging characters, and thought-provoking narrative. The author masterfully weaves intricate plots that challenge perceptions and invite readers to reflect on deeper societal issues. With a unique perspective and captivating prose, the book stands out in its genre, promising an enriching reading experience that resonates long after the final page is turned.
'If you want to remember why you once fell in love with the idea of the cosmos, or want to fall in love with it for the first time, then this book is for you' ObserverFrom Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, this is a story of wonder, new worlds and why the end is just the beginningLet us journey into the heart of a black hole. Let us slip beyond its boundary, the horizon, and tumble - on and on - down this crack in the universe. As we plunge, we'll see geometry fold, we'll feel the equations draw tight around us. Eventually, we'll pass it: the remains of a star, deep and dense and falling further far. And then - the bottom. Where time and space end, and the white hole is born . . .With lightness and magic, here Carlo Rovelli traces the ongoing adventure of his own cutting-edge research, of the uncertainty and joy of going where we've not yet been. Guiding us to the edge of theory and experiment, he invites us to go beyond, to experience the fever and the disquiet of science. Here is the extraordinary life of a white hole.A BOOK OF THE YEAR ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES SUNDAY TELEGRAPH NEW STATESMAN * NEW SCIENTIST
A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes. Rovelli traces the ongoing adventure of his own cutting-edge research, of the uncertainty and joy of going where we've not yet been
In this short book, renowned theoretical physicist and author Carlo Rovelli gives a straightforward introduction to Einstein's General Relativity, our current theory of gravitation. Focusing on conceptual clarity, he derives all the basic results in the simplest way, taking care to explain the physical, philosophical and mathematical ideas at the heart of "the most beautiful of all scientific theories". Some of the main applications of General Relativity are also explored, for example, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology, and the book concludes with a brief introduction to quantum gravity. Written by an author well known for the clarity of his presentation of scientific ideas, this concise book will appeal to university students looking to improve their understanding of the principal concepts, as well as science-literate readers who are curious about the real theory of General Relativity, at a level beyond a popular science treatment.
„Siła nauki tkwi w braku strachu przed wymyślaniem świata na nowo”. Helgoland, bezdrzewna wyspa na Morzu Północnym, stała się miejscem przełomu w mechanice kwantowej, kiedy dwudziestotrzyletni Werner Heisenberg odkrył nowe zasady rządzące rzeczywistością. Teoria kwantowa zrewolucjonizowała nasze postrzeganie świata, ujawniając, że rzeczywistość nie może być zredukowana do zbioru cząstek. Jak pisze Rovelli, świat jest bardziej utkany z relacji i oddziaływań niż z obiektów, co prowadzi do wniosku, że to, co nie wchodzi w interakcje, nie istnieje. Nasza wiedza o istnieniu czegokolwiek wynika z oddziaływań z otoczeniem. Dla tych, którzy nie znają fizyki kwantowej, Carlo Rovelli w przystępny sposób wyjaśnia tę fascynującą teorię. Jego książka pozwala zrozumieć nową wizję rzeczywistości, pomijając nieistotne szczegóły. Mimo złożoności tematu, autor stara się przedstawić go jasno, ukazując trudności w zrozumieniu mechaniki kwantowej. Odkrycia w tej dziedzinie mogą wzbudzać uczucie wolności i szczęścia, a świat teorii kwantowej, odkryty przez młodego badacza, wydaje się niezwykle piękny.
Wie die Quantentheorie unsere Welt verändert
Als der junge deutsche Physiker Werner Heisenberg 1925 auf Helgoland die mathematischen Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik schuf, setzte er einen Prozess in Gang, der Mikrokosmos und Makrokosmos voneinander trennte. Hundert Jahre später verdanken wir der Quantenphysik unser Wissen um die Grundlagen der Chemie, die Funktionsweise der Sonne oder auch unseres Gehirns, sie ist die Basis moderner Hochtechnologie vom Laser bis zum Computer. Und doch gibt sie der Forschung nach wie vor Rätsel über Rätsel auf. Rovellis neues Buch führt uns ein in die Welt der physikalischen Forschung zu den allerkleinsten Teilchen, die er selbst maßgeblich betreibt. Was wissen wir und was können wir wissen über die Zustände der quantischen Welt, die Möglichkeiten ihrer Beobachtung, die Grenzen unserer materiellen Existenz und ihrer Beschreibung, aber eben auch über unser Bewusstseinsvermögen und schließlich die schwindelerregende Auffassung moderner Teilchenphysik von der Beschaffenheit unserer materiellen Welt als bloßes Geflecht von Beziehungen und Interaktionen?
Helgoland is a treeless island in the North Sea where the twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg made the crucial breakthrough for the creation of quantum mechanics, setting off a century of scientific revolution. Full of alarming ideas (ghost waves, distant objects that seem to be magically connected, cats that appear both dead and alive), quantum physics has led to countless discoveries and technological advancements. Today our understanding of the world is based on this theory, yet it is still profoundly mysterious... As scientists and philosophers continue to fiercely debate the meaning of the theory, Rovelli argues that its most unsettling contradictions can be explained by seeing the world as fundamentally made of relationships rather than substances. We and everything around us exist only in our interactions with one another. This bold idea suggests new directions for thinking about the structure of reality and even the nature of consciousness.
«Siamo esserini che vivono sulla crosta di una palla di roccia lanciata nello spazio, come una piccola astronave. Fuori, c’è uno straordinario mondo ancora inesplorato. Come un bambino che si affacci per la prima volta a una finestra sul mare, l’umanità intera guarda dall'oblò dei suoi telescopi, curiosa, incantata.» Questo libro raccoglie articoli di giornale scritti da Carlo Rovelli tra il 2010 e il 2020 per il «Corriere della Sera», il supplemento domenicale del «Sole 24 Ore» e altri quotidiani italiani e stranieri. Parla di viaggi (anche psichedelici); di poeti, Lucrezio, Dante e Leopardi, perché «la grande scienza e la grande poesia sono entrambe visionarie, e talvolta possono arrivare alle stesse intuizioni»; di filosofi, da Aristotele a David Lewis che sostiene esistano asini che volano; di buchi neri e telescopi, onde gravitazionali e gravità quantistica. Parla del Big Bang e della nascita del tempo, di scienziati come Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose, Kip Thorne e del sacerdote Georges Lemaître. Parla di una generazione, quella dell’autore, troppo giovane per il Sessantotto ma non per il Settantasette, di università, di politica, di ateismo, della natura della mente e della coscienza (anche di quella dei polpi). È la raccolta dei sogni e delle passioni intellettuali di un fisico alla ricerca di idee nuove e di una prospettiva ampia e coerente, in cui la scienza si intrecci e si integri con l’intera cultura, una sorta di diario delle avventure intellettuali di uno scienziato che crede nell’impegno civile e nella necessità di una seria divulgazione, e sogna un mondo in cui, «più delle regole, conti la gentilezza».
One of the most inspiring and counter-intuitive thinkers of our age, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, transforms the way we think about the world with his reflections on science, history and humanity In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move, Carlo Rovelli follows his curiosity and invites us on a voyage through science, history, philosophy and politics. Written with his usual clarity and wit, these pieces range widely across time and space: from Newton's alchemy to Einstein's mistakes, from Nabokov's butterflies to Dante's cosmology, from travels in Africa to the consciousness of an octopus, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism. Charming, pithy and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential scientists of our age.
Carlo Rovelli würdigt die griechische Antike als die Geburtsstunde der modernen Wissenschaft. Die Biographie des Forschers Anaximander wird zur Biographie der Wissenschaft selbst und ihrer großen Fragen. Anaximander von Milet, der vor 2600 Jahren lebte und Pythagoras lehrte, gilt als Urvater der Wissenschaft. Er war der erste Astronom, der die Bewegung der Gestirne rational untersuchte und versuchte, sie geometrisch darzustellen. Zudem erkannte er als Erster, dass die Erde sich im Raum bewegt. Er prägte den Begriff Kosmos und die Vorstellung, dass die Welt ohne Götter verständlich ist – eine revolutionäre Denkweise. Anaximander legte das Fundament für den westlichen Wissenschaftsansatz. Rovelli reflektiert über das Verhältnis von Sichtbarem und Unsichtbarem, Naturgesetzen, Wahrheit und Wirklichkeit sowie die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Wissenschaft. Er betont, dass es notwendig ist, unser Bild der Welt zu hinterfragen und zu korrigieren, um sie besser zu verstehen.
