Name: Something Deeply Hidden
ISBN: 9781524743017

Sean Carroll

The holy grail of modern physics is reconciling quantum mechanics with Einstein's general relativity--his theory of curved spacetime. Carroll argues that the refusal to face up to the mysteries of quantum mechanics has blinded people, and that spacetime and gravity naturally emerge from a deeper reality called the wave function.tion.

Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime

Something Deeply Hidden

Sarah Schumacher

I made it to page 161 but I probably won’t pick it up again. While I find quantum mechanics fascinating, I’m just not that invested in many worlds theory.

Aaron Bach

The first third of this book was wonderful: engaging, tightly written, dense-but-easy-to-understand. Unfortunately, the remaining 2/3 are far too loose – often, it feels like the author starts stapling other topics onto the points he’s been making with no real connection. Key to me is the notion that after all this, I still don’t fully understand what he’s describing by Many Worlds – that key point seems to pass in a blink before we move onto other topics.

Jeremy Cote

I really enjoyed this book. Perhaps not as much as Carroll's previous one, but I still found it enlightening. Even if you don't think the Many-Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics is the right one, this book will flesh out Carroll's thinking on the subject. He's a great writer, so the book was easy to read (though that doesn't mean the topic is simple!).

I would recommend the book to anyone looking to understand more about the foundations of quantum mechanics.

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Billy Kwok

Quantum physics is not mystifying. The implications are mind-bending, and not yet fully understood, but this revolutionary theory is truly illuminating. It stands as the best explanation of the fundamental nature of our world. Spanning the history of quantum discoveries, from Einstein and Bohr to the present day, Something Deeply Hidden is the essential guide to the most intriguing subject in science. Acclaimed physicist and writer Sean Carroll debunks the myths, resurrects and reinstates the Many-Worlds interpretation, and presents a new path towards solving the apparent conflict between quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of general relativity. In doing so, he fills a gap in the science that has existed for almost a century. A magisterial tour, Something Deeply Hidden encompasses the cosmological and everyday implications of quantum reality and multiple universes. And – finally – it all makes sense.

Something Deeply Hidden Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime

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