Impossibility 在线电子书 图书标签: 自然科学 科学
发表于2025-04-02
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约翰・巴罗,英国苏克斯大学天文学教授。巴罗不仅是一位杰出的学者,处于研究前沿的科学家,还是一位优秀的作家。他那独具神韵的文体、对深奥思想的阐述能力以及创作的激情,是常人难以企及的。巴罗主要作品有:《万物理论》、《宇宙学的人择原理》、《世界中的世界》等。
In Impossibility, John D. Barrow--one of our most elegant and accomplished science writers--argues convincingly that there are limits to human discovery, that there are things that are ultimately unknowable, undoable, or unreachable. Barrow first examines the limits of the human mind: our brain evolved to meet the demands of our immediate environment, and much that lies outside this small circle may also lie outside our understanding. He investigates practical impossibilities, such as those imposed by complexity, uncomputability, or the finiteness of time, space, and resources. Is the universe finite or infinite? Can information be transmitted faster than the speed of light? The book also examines deeper theoretical restrictions on our ability to know, including Godel's theorem, which proved that there were things that could not be proved. Finally, having explored the limits imposed on us from without, Barrow considers whether there are limits we should impose upon ourselves. Weaving together this intriguing tapestry, Barrow illuminates some of the most profound questions of science, from the possibility of time travel to the very structure of the universe.
不记得在哪一本书的序言中看到过一个叙述性的证明,结论是人类可以认识世界。虽然当时我被证明说服,但是后来再也无法自己在大脑中演绎。这本书中包含的大量信息中,扣题的应该是哥德尔的那个著名的定理。这是我第一次了解到哥德尔的成就,感觉发现了一个新的世界。 我觉着这...
评分成千上万的人渴求长生不老,但他们在下雨的周日下午却不知道该干些什么。 ——尼兹 阐释:人们容易被目标蛊惑,很少认真思考目标实现的意义,我们追求自由,却并不一定能驾驭得了自由。 人不是只有一个中心的圆,而是有两个焦点的椭圆,一个是事实,一个是理念。 ——雨果 阐...
评分 评分 评分把“impossibility”翻译成“不论”,也不知编辑怎么想的-.-//。 一本很好的科普著作,从各种角度,经济的,实质的,理论的等等来描述科学的极限存不存在。如果存在极限,那么极限的科学可能是什么样的。 前面读起来还比较容易,一旦涉及到量子和弦论方面的内容时,读起来就...
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