An easy-to-understand introduction to the complexities of today's and tomorrow's physics. The author assess what is and what is not actually possible according to the laws of physics, among all the weird and wonderful things that Kirk, Spock and Scottie got up to in their parallel universe.

The Physics of 'Star Trek

Krauss, Lawrence

Flamingo

"Krauss has mastered a truly difficult art form: he has written a book full of charming, easy to read and totally accurate discussions of physical ideas and how physicists invent new ones."  Douglas Hofstadter  "In this admirably lucid book, Lawrence Krauss discusses no the facts and theories of physics, but rather the approaches, simplifications and strategies that physicists typically employ in the practice of their seemingly arcane discipline."  John Paulos

Fear of Physics : A Guide for the Perplexed

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

JONATHAN CAPE.

Will the universe continue to expand forever, reverse its expansion and begin to contract, or reach a delicately poised state where it simply persists forever? The answer depends on the amount and properties of matter in the universe, and that has given rise to one of the great paradoxes of modern cosmology: there is too little visible matter to account for the behavior we can see. Over ninety percent of the universe consists of ”missing mass” or ”dark matter” - what Lawrence Krauss, in his classic book, termed ”the fifth essence.”In this new edition of T he Fifth Essence , retitled Quintessence after the now widely accepted term for dark matter, Krauss shows how the dark matter problem is now connected with two of the hottest areas in recent cosmology: the fate of the universe and the ”cosmological constant.” With a new introduction, epilogue, and chapter updates, Krauss updates his classic for 1999 and shares one of the most stunning discoveries of recent years: an anti-gravity force that explains recent observations of a permanently expanding universe.

Quintessence: The Mystery Of Missing Mass In The Universe

Astronomy & Space Science

Basic Books

Un universo de la nada

Editorial Pasado y Presente

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