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El universo elegante: Supercuerdas, dimensiones ocultas y la búsqueda de una teoría final
Brian Greene
4.04 AVERAGE
277 reviews for:
El universo elegante: Supercuerdas, dimensiones ocultas y la búsqueda de una teoría final
Brian Greene
4.04 AVERAGE
I like the way Brian explains physics. This book can be highly technical for just a beginner to physics. Loved the book looking to buy his other books.
I was able to stick with this book until he got to m theory - then nothing made sense to me anymore. DNF but got about 75% through. It really is a good book and Greene does a fabulous job explaining an extremely difficult subject.
This book took me a little over a year to finish (which says a lot because I’m a quick reader). The first part of the book took up the bulk of that year, and I read more swiftly through the final half. I think this can be explained away by the fact that I was trailblazing the topic for the first time and I was trying to process very, very big ideas. It was, at times, difficult to continue reading. But I pressed on, and I’m thankful I did.
Honestly though, this book mind-f***ed me.
Before reading this book I had only a rudimentary understanding of physics, and an even worse knowledge of quantum mechanics and string theory. Greene did a great job of making super complex and abstract theories a little easier to grasp for someone like me. However, I do think this would have been an even harder read if I wasn’t already mildly familiar with other laymen-friendly literature from Neil deGrasse Tyson and others.
Overall, this is a wonderful book with many great diagrams and easy-to-understand analogies, something that EVERYONE should try to read. It will really change your perspective of the world around you and the universe we live in.
I have certainly walked away with a slightly more comprehensive appreciation of the cosmos. And I can’t wait to read more!
Honestly though, this book mind-f***ed me.
Before reading this book I had only a rudimentary understanding of physics, and an even worse knowledge of quantum mechanics and string theory. Greene did a great job of making super complex and abstract theories a little easier to grasp for someone like me. However, I do think this would have been an even harder read if I wasn’t already mildly familiar with other laymen-friendly literature from Neil deGrasse Tyson and others.
Overall, this is a wonderful book with many great diagrams and easy-to-understand analogies, something that EVERYONE should try to read. It will really change your perspective of the world around you and the universe we live in.
I have certainly walked away with a slightly more comprehensive appreciation of the cosmos. And I can’t wait to read more!
I've wanted to read this for so long since I am interested in the weirdness of physics and string theory. It did talk about some interesting things but I expected more. Plus, even though it is written for regular humans, it was still really hard to understand!
So, before I begin to review this book, I want to make sure it's understood that, as of 9 May 2014, superstring theory has NOT been disproved. After the discovery of the Higgs boson at the LHC in 2013, misleading media presentation has drawn many people to the conclusion that string theory is no longer relevant. Once again, this is NOT the case. For further information, look here: http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/54733/what-is-the-current-status-of-string-theory-2013
Anyway, back to the book. String theory is mysterious to those not working in theoretical physics. Even as a person with a strong background in quantum chemistry, I didn't understand more than the basis of string theory. I certainly didn't understand why it was such a big deal and may lead to a unified theory.
This book deserves five stars because I now have some idea of what all the fuss is about. Granted, Greene goes into parts of theory that are too subtle for me, a non-physicist, to grasp; but the fact that I understand anything beyond the most shallow implications of superstring theory after reading The Elegant Universe is impressive.
While reading, I could only handle about 20-30 pages at a time because I felt my brain was being tied in knots. This is not because the writing is difficult to understand, but just the opposite. Greene so clearly defines the conclusions reached by string theory that I had to take a day or so to absorb and process the implications. Every time I picked up this book, at least one paradigm-altering revelation occurred. The Elegant Universe convinced me, if nothing else, that the universe is written in the language of mathematics, which people have been trying to tell me since I was a child and I never truly believed until this book.
In short, The Elegant Universe is difficult. It will certainly require a re-read and maybe some investigation into the mathematics behind an eleven-dimensional universe to understand. However, for anyone even remotely interested in understanding the universe or why people get excited about particle physics, this book is invaluable. Highly recommended.
Anyway, back to the book. String theory is mysterious to those not working in theoretical physics. Even as a person with a strong background in quantum chemistry, I didn't understand more than the basis of string theory. I certainly didn't understand why it was such a big deal and may lead to a unified theory.
This book deserves five stars because I now have some idea of what all the fuss is about. Granted, Greene goes into parts of theory that are too subtle for me, a non-physicist, to grasp; but the fact that I understand anything beyond the most shallow implications of superstring theory after reading The Elegant Universe is impressive.
While reading, I could only handle about 20-30 pages at a time because I felt my brain was being tied in knots. This is not because the writing is difficult to understand, but just the opposite. Greene so clearly defines the conclusions reached by string theory that I had to take a day or so to absorb and process the implications. Every time I picked up this book, at least one paradigm-altering revelation occurred. The Elegant Universe convinced me, if nothing else, that the universe is written in the language of mathematics, which people have been trying to tell me since I was a child and I never truly believed until this book.
In short, The Elegant Universe is difficult. It will certainly require a re-read and maybe some investigation into the mathematics behind an eleven-dimensional universe to understand. However, for anyone even remotely interested in understanding the universe or why people get excited about particle physics, this book is invaluable. Highly recommended.
I've now read this twice... the first was 9 years ago, and just again recently in prep for seeing Dr. Greene at an event that I attended this past weekend at which he was speaking.
Powerfully insightful, delightfully engrossing, satisfyingly explanatory of the subject.
I was able to have Dr. Greene sign my copy, and also purchased a copy of his 2011 book "The Hidden Reality."
Powerfully insightful, delightfully engrossing, satisfyingly explanatory of the subject.
I was able to have Dr. Greene sign my copy, and also purchased a copy of his 2011 book "The Hidden Reality."
Definitely one of the better physics overviews. Plenty of metaphor and thought experiments but nothing too weird.
More in it than "A Brief History of Time", more accessible than "The Particle at the End of the Universe" (OK not exactly the same subject matter) and more physicsy than "The selfish Gene" :-).
More in it than "A Brief History of Time", more accessible than "The Particle at the End of the Universe" (OK not exactly the same subject matter) and more physicsy than "The selfish Gene" :-).
Awesome!
Great explanation of complex concepts with some awesome choices of analogy.
If you wish to understand string theory, this is the book for it.
Great explanation of complex concepts with some awesome choices of analogy.
If you wish to understand string theory, this is the book for it.
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced