书名：Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality穿越平行宇宙

作者：Max Tegmark 

出版社名称：Hamish Hamilton 

出版时间：2015 

语种：英文 

ISBN：9780241954638 

商品尺寸：12.9 x 2.4 x 19.8 cm 

包装：平装 

页数：432（以实物为准）MIT物理系终身教授，平行宇宙理论研究家——迈克斯·泰格马克近30年科学追索，著成一部让你脑洞大开的宇宙学之作Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality《穿越平行宇宙》！关于平行宇宙的所有脑洞，这一本就够了！

这是一场关于现代宇宙学的盛大巡礼，跟随平行宇宙的超级英雄泰格马克教授穿越平行世界，共同找寻宇宙的终极本质，一探物理学前沿和哲学边界上那些令人叹为观止的奇景！我们的宇宙，不过是大象背上的一只蚊子！所有对我们的宇宙怀揣深深忧思的人，都应该读读这本书。 媒体评论： “无论读者拥有什么背景，都会喜欢这本书。几乎每个人都能在这本书中学到新东西、找到值得思索的话题，或许也会找到一些不甚同意之处。”——爱德华·威滕（Edward Witten），著名物理学家 “对于如何看待物理实在和生命，泰格马克提供了一个崭新且迷人的视角。他帮助我们从整个宇宙的语境来看待我们自身，强调了生命的未来在宇宙中的大好机遇。”——雷·库兹韦尔（Ray Kufzwell），未来学家 “伽利略曾有句名言，说宇宙是由数学的语言写成的。如今，迈克斯·泰格马克则说，宇宙就是数学。你不必非要同意他的观点，就可以享受这段深入实在本质的迷人旅程。”——马里奥·利维奥（Mario Livio），天体物理学家 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. Review “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) “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) “Tegmark is one of the rock gods of cosmology, a select group of thinkers who are using their mathematical prowess to tear up all our cherished notions about the universe, and replace it with a cosmos that is so bewilderingly weird that it makes the plot of most science-fiction novels look like an Ikea instruction leaflet”(Telegraph)《彗星来的那一夜》、《蝴蝶效应》、《银河系漫游指南》、《奇异博士》等众多烧脑科幻大片争相借鉴的主题——平行宇宙！在另外某个星球、甚至某个不同的宇宙中，存在另外一个甚至无数个你，过着与现在完全不同的生活，在那里，逝去的挚爱仍然还在，某个不可挽回的错误还未曾发生……

在本书Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality《穿越平行宇宙》中，迈克斯·泰格马克教授告诉我们，这一切都可能发生！苍茫宇宙可分为四层多重宇宙，每一层多重宇宙又包含无数层平行宇宙。也就是说，所有已经发生的和即将可能发生的，都有可能在不同平行宇宙中重演！而生命、宇宙和万物的终极问题的答案也隐藏其中！ 在这场物理学和宇宙学的终极智力冒险中，迈克斯·泰格马克教授从“实在是什么”开始，从极大的尺度和极小的尺度开始，带领读者踏上了探索宇宙终极本质的神秘旅程，并得出了堪称“惊世骇俗”的结论：宇宙不只是被数学所描述，宇宙本身就是数学！无论你能否接受他的假说，这一幅宏大的宇宙图景都将让我们感慨宇宙与生命的微不足道！ 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，平行宇宙理论研究专家。《科学》杂志“2003年度突破奖”第1名获得者，被誉为“接近理查德·费曼的科学家”“当今具有原创力的物理学家之一”。此外，他还是未来生活研究所（Future of Life Institute）智库创始人，致力于人工智能方面的研究。

Max Tegmark is author or coauthor of more than two hundred technical papers, twelve of which have been cited more than five hundred times. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a physics professor at MIT. He raises his hand, and I gesture to him that it's okay to ask his question. "Does space go on forever?" he asks.

My jaw drops. Wow. I've just finished a little astronomy presentation at Kids' Corner, my kids' after-school program in Winchester, and this extremely cute group of kindergartners is sitting on the floor, looking at me with big inquisitive eyes, awaiting a response. And this five-year-old boy just asked me a question I can't answer! Indeed, a question that nobody on our planet can answer. Yet it's not a hopelessly metaphysical question, but a serious scientific question for which theories I'll soon tell you about make definite predictions, and one on which ongoing experiments are shedding further light. In fact, I think it's a truly great question about the fundamental nature of our physical reality-as we'll see in Chapter 5, this question will lead us to two different kinds of parallel universes.

I'd been growing progressively more misanthropic over the years by following world news, but in just a few seconds, this kindergartner man-aged to give a major boost to my faith in the potential of humankind.

If a five-year-old can say such profound things, then imagine what we grown-ups have the potential to accomplish together in the right circumstances! He also reminded me of the importance of good teaching. We're all born with curiosity, but at some point, school usually manages to knock that out of us. I feel that my main responsibility as a teacher isn't to convey facts, but to rekindle that lost enthusiasm for asking questions.

I love questions. Especially big ones. I feel so fortunate to be able to spend much of my time tackling interesting questions. That I can call this activity work and make a living from it is just luck beyond my wildest expectations. Here's my top-sisxteen list of questions that I often get asked:

1. How could space not be infinite?

2. How could an infinite space get created in a finite time?

3. What's our Universe expanding into?

4. Where in space did our Big Bang explosion happen?

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