Synopsis
This booklet is a compilation of texts from the author covering a variety of themes as the cosmic-distance duality, the cosmological ladder, quantum electrodynamics, the connection between Bohr model and Larmor formula, the ladder to the hypersphere, the connection between the cosmic horizon and Bohr radius, ring theory, etc.
Among the key characters of the narrative, Euclid presents his axioms of geometry with dots and lines traced on a tablet of clay, the wish list exhausted by Aristotle during one of his travels. As Icarus was In love, he constructed wings from feathers and wax in hope to fly and reach Venus. The temperature of the Sun was so hot that it caused the wax to melt leaving Icarus deprived of his feathers and ornaments in love of Venus.
An early cataclysm caused by the fall of a meteor or an eyeball from the sky, also referred to as the third eye of Shiva in Hindu mythology, happened not far away, as the battle roars when king of Aššuria was expanding his Kingdom. Sopdet deity of Sirius is dedicated to the bounty of the harvest indicating the annual flood of the Nile river, and guiding the lost souls at sea..
This is less of a cohesive and continuous book and more a series of mathematical and scientific essays aimed at understanding the universe. Do I understand any of it? Not really. The science and calculations flew right over my head, but it was something quite interesting from the prospect of an amateur hobbyist looking to learn more about the universe.
Just about the only part I understood was the first essay, and that was more because it was a field of interest I used to be involved in. However, that didn’t stop me from actually enjoying the book. I liked seeing the equations graphed out in a way that I could sort of understand, and the author tied in the history of the physics he was exploring with, well, the physics he was exploring.
It was also really well-written and comprehensible to me, for the most part. Where I couldn’t understand something, it was because mathematical and physical jargon was unavoidable. Otherwise, the author kept it simple and as straightforward as he possibly could. This was a definite benefit for the book, given that it’s designed more as a text for advanced study than anything else.
That being said, I do wish that it was divided more evenly or even split into two books. Where I could see how some essays were related, I couldn’t really say that for others, and it really cut into my reading experience. A better organisational flow would have greatly benefitted the author in producing a work that was more comprehensible and accessible.
However, I do think students of both math and physics will find some use in this. Basic concepts are explained well and mapped out visually, not to mention the pictures at the beginning of the book serving to illustrate the history behind the field just as well. As such, it could come in handy for research purposes. There’s definitely a use for it.
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