{"product_id":"9780547511771","title":"Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe","description":"\u003cb\u003eA radical new view of the nature of time and the cosmos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—“at once entertaining, thought-provoking, fabulously ambitious and fabulously speculative” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is time?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This deceptively simple question is the single most important problem facing science as we probe deeper into the fundamentals of the universe. All of the mysteries physicists and cosmologists face—from the Big Bang to the future of the universe, from the puzzles of quantum physics to the unification of forces and particles—come down to the nature of time.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The fact that time is real may seem obvious. You experience it passing every day when you watch clocks tick, bread toast, and children grow. But most physicists, from Newton to Einstein to today’s quantum theorists, have seen things differently. The scientific case for time being an illusion is formidable. That is why the consequences of adopting the view that time is real are revolutionary.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Here, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Physics\u003c\/i\u003e argues that a limited notion of time is holding physics back—and what we need now is a major shift in scientific thought. The \u003ci\u003etrue\u003c\/i\u003e reality of this manmade construct could be the key to the next big breakthrough in theoretical physics—and could hold implications relevant to issues from climate change to the economy.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e What if the laws of physics themselves were not ageless? What if they could evolve? \u003ci\u003eTime Reborn \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a radical approach to cosmology that embraces the concept of time and opens up a whole new universe of possibilities.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “With rare conceptual daring, Smolin beckons toward a new perspective for doing cosmological theory . . . A thrilling intellectual ride.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074051227888,"sku":"9780547511771","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547511771_p0.jpg?v=1769896141","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547511771","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}