CD Audiobook
Mysteries of modern physics : time / Sean Carroll.
Designed for nonscientists as well as those with a background in physics, this course shows how a feature of the world that we all experience connects us to the instant of the formation of the universe-- and possibly to a multiverse that is unimaginably larger and more varied than the known cosmos.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781598038705
- ISBN: 1598038702
- Physical Description: 12 audio discs (12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (volumes 172 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
- Publisher: Chantilly, VA. : Teaching Company, [2012]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Compact discs.In two containers (19 cm.).
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Accompanying course guidebook Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Why time is a mystery -- What is time? -- Keeping time -- Time's arrow -- The second law of thermodynamics -- Reversibility and the laws of physics -- Time reversal in particle physics -- Time in quantum mechanics -- Entropy and counting -- Playing with entropy -- The past hypothesis -- Memory, causality and action -- Boltzmann brains -- Complexity and life -- The perceoption of time -- Memory and consciousness -- Time and relativity -- Curved spacetime and black holes -- Time travel -- Black hole entropy -- Evolution of the universe -- The big bang -- The multiverse -- Approaches to the arrow of time.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Sean Carroll, senior research associate in physics at the California Institute of Technology, lecturer.
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Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | QC 173.59 .S65 C37 2012 | 680079 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | QC 173.59 .S65 C37 2012 Vol. 1 | 680080 | Audio Shelf | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | QC 173.59 .S65 C37 2012 Vol. 2 | 680081 | Audio Shelf | Available | - |