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Endless Universe: Beyond the Big Bang (Hardcover)

by Paul J. Steinhardt (Author), Neil Turok (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday Books (29 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385509642
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385509640
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 941,846 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Stephen Hawking
'A challenging alternative to the accepted picture of the big bang and the future of the universe.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'A challenging alternative to the accepted picture of the big bang and the future of the universe.' (Stephen Hawking )

'Two brilliant theorists offer a true-to-life account of their quest to solve one of the deepest mysteries of the cosmos.' (Sir Martin Rees )

'Perhaps you don't believe in strings, or extra spatial dimensions, or D-branes, or that the universe's accelerated expansion may someday reverse. But I urge you to suspend such views and read Steinhardt and Turok's dramatic and very readable account of their cyclic model of the universe. It may be closer to the truth than you think!' (Roger Penrose )

'Paul Steinhardt and Neil Turok, two architects of modern cosmology, have written an accessible and engaging account of their exciting new theory of cosmic origins. Should their approach someday be confirmed, it would result in a major upheaval to our understanding of how everything - space, time, and matter - came to be.' (Brian Greene )

'this book is a strike at the facade of certainty that pervades cosmology... it deserves to be widely read' (FOCUS magazine )

'[Steinhardt and Turok] argue persuasively for the elegance of their idea' (THE GUARDIAN )

'a highly readable account of two scientists' struggle to imagine the universe... captures excellently the excitement of scientific advance' (PHYSICS WORLD ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, 31 Dec 2007
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Anyone interested in cosmology (the large-scale structure of space and time - including the question about the beginning of time) should read this book. It describes, in a very interesting way, a cyclic universe alternative to the prevailing cosmological orthodoxy of the Big Bang being followed by a period of Inflation (in which space is stretched incredibly huge in the merest instant of time).

The cyclic universe model also has a Big Bang, but dispenses with the need for Inflation. In fact the model has a whole series of Big Bangs. This may sound like rather ancient metaphysics, but the authors review how it is a plausible consequence of very contemporary mathematics known as M-theory, which involves multi-dimensional [mem]branes.

There's no mathematics in the book, but there's plenty of pictures, so it's accessible to lay readers. What's really intriguing is that the idea may have observational consequences. The book has value in highlighting some significant issues with Inflation, and in giving fascinating accounts of the development of cosmological theories
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2.0 out of 5 stars A poor effort at describing a difficult, complex subject to the lay reader, 27 Mar 2009
This book was a reminiscent of university lecturers who are unable or can't be bothered to give a precise explanation of a complicated subject. It is replete with statements which have no logical integrity, perhaps because the only logic involved is ultimately mathematics which would be incomprehensible to the lay reader. At no point is the theory of the cyclic universe summarized in a focused, meaningful, step-by-step manner. There are far too many gaps in explanations, far too many corners cut, far more questions raised than questions answered. Ultimately I found the book confused, confusing, and frustrating in its inability to present a cogent, believable theory and therefore, in the final analysis, boring, disappointing, and more likely to alienate the public from than to endear the public to cosmology.
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