Thomas Hertog Libri

'A wonderful book about Stephen Hawking's biggest legacy' Spectator'Truly mind-stretching... Immensely rewarding' The Times'This superbly written book offers insight into an extraordinary individual, the creative process, and the scope and limits of our current understanding of the cosmos' Sir Martin ReesStephen Hawking's closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar's final thoughts on the universe.Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. In order to solve this mystery, Hawking studied the big bang origin of the universe, but his early work ran into a crisis when the math predicted many big bangs producing a multiverse - countless different universes, most of which would be far too bizarre to harbour life.Holed up in the theoretical physics department at Cambridge, Stephen Hawking and his friend and collaborator Thomas Hertog worked on this problem for twenty years, developing a new theory of the cosmos that could account for the emergence of life.Peering into the extreme quantum physics of cosmic holograms and venturing far back in time, they were startled to find a deeper level of evolution in which the physical laws themselves transform and simplify until particles, forces, and even time itself fades away. This discovery led them to a revolutionary idea: The laws of physics are not set in stone but are born and co-evolve as the universe they govern takes shape. As Hawking's final days drew near, the two collaborators published their theory, which proposed a radical new Darwinian perspective on the origins of our universe.On the Origin of Time offers a striking new vision of the universe's birth that will profoundly transform the way we think about our place in the order of the cosmos and may ultimately prove to be Hawking's greatest legacy.

A new theory of the universe, twenty years in the making, by Stephen Hawking and his close collaborator Thomas Hertog.Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life.Pondering this mystery led Hawking to study the big bang origin of the universe, but his early work ran into a crisis when the maths predicted many big bangs producing a multiverse - countless different universes, most of which were far too bizarre to harbour life.Holed up in the theoretical physics department at Cambridge, Stephen Hawking and his friend and collaborator Thomas Hertog worked shoulder to shoulder for twenty years on a new quantum theory of the cosmos. As their discoveries took them deeper into the big bang, they were startled to find a deeper level of evolution in which the physical laws themselves transform and simplify until particles, forces, and even time itself fades away. Once upon a time, perhaps, there was no time. This led them to a revolutionary idea: the laws of physics are not set in stone but are born and co-evolve as the universe they govern takes shape.On the Origin of Time takes the reader on a quest to understand questions bigger than our universe, peering into the extreme quantum physics of black holes and the big bang and drawing on the latest developments in string theory. As Hawking's final days drew near, the two collaborators published a final theory proposing their radical new Darwinian perspective on the origins of our universe.Hertog offers a striking new vision that ties together, more deeply than ever, the nature of the universe's birth with our existence. Their theory profoundly transforms the way we think about our place in the order of the cosmos and may ultimately prove Hawking's biggest legacy.

"Stephen Hawking's closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar's final thoughts on the cosmos--a dramatic revision of the theory that made him the heir to Einstein's legacy. Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. Pondering this mystery led Hawking to study the big bang origin of the universe, but his early work ran into a crisis when the math predicted many big bangs producing a multiverse--countless different universes, most far too bizarre to harbor life. Holed up in the theoretical physics department at Cambridge, Stephen Hawking and his friend and collaborator Thomas Hertog worked shoulder to shoulder for twenty years on a new quantum theory of the cosmos. As their journey took them deeper into the big bang, they were startled to find a deeper level of evolution in which the physical laws themselves transform and simplify until particles, forces, and even time itself fades away. Once upon a time, perhaps, there was no time. This led them to a revolutionary idea: the laws of physics are not set in stone but are born and co-evolve as the universe they govern takes shape. On the Origin of Time takes the reader on a quest to understand questions bigger than our universe, peering into the extreme quantum physics of black holes and the big bang and drawing on the latest developments in string theory. As Hawking's final days drew near, the two collaborators developed a final theory proposing their radical new Darwinian perspective on the origins of our universe. Hertog offers a striking new vision that ties together more deeply than ever the nature of the universe's birth with our existence. This new theory profoundly transforms the way we think about our place in the order of the cosmos and may ultimately prove Hawking's biggest legacy"-- Provided by publisher

Nejbližší spolupracovník Stephena Hawkinga představuje v této knize jeho poslední myšlenky o vesmíru. Hawking se během svého života snažil odpovědět na otázku, jak mohly vzniknout podmínky příznivé pro život. Tato záhada vedla k jeho studiu vzniku vesmíru a velkého třesku, přičemž jeho raná práce narazila na problém multiverza, kde většina vesmírů byla příliš bizarní na to, aby v nich mohl existovat život. Spolu s Thomasem Hertogem Hawking dvacet let na katedře teoretické fyziky v Cambridgi vyvíjel novou teorii, která by mohla objasnit vznik života. Zkoumali kvantovou fyziku kosmických hologramů a objevili, že fyzikální zákony se vyvíjejí a zjednodušují, až mizí částice a čas. Tento objev vedl k myšlence, že fyzikální zákony nejsou neměnné, ale vznikají spolu s vesmírem. V posledních dnech Hawkinga dvojice zveřejnila teorii, která nabízí nový darwinistický pohled na vznik vesmíru. Kniha přináší novou vizi zrodu vesmíru a mění naše chápání místa v kosmickém řádu, což může být Hawkingův největší vědecký odkaz. Hertog přibližuje Hawkingovu filozofii, podle níž kvantové chování závisí na existenci pozorovatele, a tvrdí, že fyzika není nezávislá na lidském měření: „Vytváříme vesmír ve stejném smyslu, jako vesmír vytváří nás.“ Myšlenky Hawkinga a Hertoga mají potenciál převrátit tradiční pojetí příčinnosti a fyzikálních zákonů.

Das Buch, das Stephen Hawking nicht mehr schreiben konnte: Eine neue Theorie über die Entstehung unseres Universums. Stephen Hawking und der Kosmologe Thomas Hertog arbeiteten zwanzig Jahre lang Seite an Seite an einer neuen Theorie des Kosmos. Kurz vor Hawkings Tod veröffentlichten sie einen wissenschaftlichen Artikel, der die Welt der Physik in Staunen versetzte. Darin revidierten sie Hawkings »Eine kurze Geschichte der Zeit« und formulierten eine revolutionäre Idee: Die Gesetze der Physik sind nicht in Stein gemeißelt, sondern entwickeln sich gemeinsam mit dem Universum. Nötig ist nicht weniger als eine neue Philosophie der Physik. In »Der Ursprung der Zeit« erklärt Thomas Hertog Hawkings wissenschaftliches Vermächtnis und erzählt von der Arbeit und Freundschaft mit dem berühmten Physiker. Entstanden ist eine neue und faszinierende Theorie des Urknalls, der Zeit und der Entstehung unseres Universums. Gleichzeitig zeichnet das Buch ein persönliches Porträt des Ausnahmephysikers Stephen Hawking – geschrieben aus der Perspektive eines seiner engsten Mitarbeiter. »Ein wundervolles Buch über Stephen Hawkings ›größtes Vermächtnis‹.« Alexander Masters, The Spectator »Dieses Buch gibt einen Einblick in den Kopf eines außergewöhnlichen Menschen [...] und vermittelt einen Eindruck von dem Ausmaß und den Grenzen unseres derzeitigen Wissens über den Kosmos.« Sir Martin Rees