Our Mathematical Universe

基本信息

Format Paperback | 432 pages

Dimensions 129 x 198 x 24mm | 315g

Publication date 23 Feb 2015

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd

Language English

ISBN10 0241954630

ISBN13 9780241954638

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

本书作者是MIT的宇宙学教授Max Tegmark，人称”疯狂的迈克斯”。看了这本书，或许你就明白这个绰号从何而来了。一方面，他是一名严肃的宇宙学家，另一方面，又因时常参与许多争议话题而闻名。他在书中提出了许多极富争议的理论，很多都是科幻作品的常用主题，例如平行宇宙、量子自杀、量子意识等，还探讨了很多哲学问题，例如我们究竟是不是生活在计算机模拟世界中？你是不是一个玻尔兹曼大脑？

Max将平行宇宙分为四个层次，分别对应：因距离太远而无法交流的第一层平行宇宙、因暴胀而产生的第二层平行宇宙、存在于希尔伯特空间中的（第三层）量子平行宇宙以及对应着不同数学结构的第四层平行宇宙。当然，最富有争议，也最令人称奇的，是”数学宇宙假说”（Mathematical Universe Hypothesis）。Max认为我们的宇宙不仅能用数学来描述，它的本质就是数学，因为组成它的基本单元只具有数学性质，除了数学之外别无他物。当然，作为Future of Life Institute的创始人之一，他不忘警告我们小心那些可能毁灭全人类的灾难，例如坏的人工智能、小行星撞击地球以及核战争。同时，他对科学传播者提出了自己的希望。

本书的世界观之宏大，仿佛让读者踏上一场横跨宇宙级时间和空间的奇幻之旅，穿梭于极小与极大的尺度之中。在醉心于宇宙之大的同时，却又不得不惊叹：人类才是整个宇宙中最难能可贵、最生机勃勃的诗篇。

In Our Mathematical Universe, Max Tegmark, one of the most original physicists at work today, leads us on an astonishing journey to explore the mysteries uncovered by cosmology and to discover the nature of reality

Part-history of the cosmos, part-intellectual adventure, Our Mathematical Universe travels from the Big Bang to the distant future via parallel worlds, across every possible scale - from the sub-atomic to the intergalactic - showing how mathematics provides the answers to our questions about the world. Where do we come from? What makes the universe the way it is? In essence, why are we here? With dazzling clarity, Max Tegmark ponders these deep mysteries and allows us to grasp the most cutting-edge and mind-boggling theories of physics. What he proposes is an elegant and fascinating idea: that our physical world not only is described by mathematics, but that it is mathematics.

'Our Mathematical Universe is nothing if not impressive. Brilliantly argued and beautifully written, it is never less than thought-provoking about the greatest mysteries of our existence' - New York Times

'An amazing ride through the rich landscape of contemporary cosmology... Physics could do with more characters like Tegmark... an imaginative intellect and a charismatic presence' - Clive Cookson, Financial Times

Max Tegmark is author or co-author of more than 200 technical papers, twelve of which have been cited more than 500 times. He has featured in dozens of science documentaries, and his work with the SDSS collaboration on galaxy clustering shared the first prize in Science magazine's "Breakthrough of the Year: 2003". He holds a Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a physics professor at MIT.

作者简介

迈克斯·泰格马克

1969年出生于瑞典。本科毕业于斯德哥尔摩经济学院与瑞典皇家理工学院物理系，之后在加州大学伯克利分校物理系攻读了博士学位。

MIT物理系终身教授，平行宇宙理论世界级研究权威。《科学》杂志“2003年度突破奖”第一名获得者，被誉为“最接近理查德·费曼的科学家”“当今最具原创力的物理学家之一”。

未来生活研究所（Future of Life Institute）智库创始人，致力于人工智能方面的研究。

Max Tegmark is a professor of physics at MIT and president of the Future of Life Institute. He is the author of Our Mathematical Universe, and he has featured in dozens of science documentaries. His passion for ideas, adventure, and an inspiring future is infectious.