{"product_id":"9780099505945-cycles-of-time","title":"Cycles of Time","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Extraordinary New View of the Universe\u003cbr\u003eWhat came before the Big Bang? How did the universe begin and must it inevitably end? This book illuminates some of the deepest mysteries of the universe. It analyses the second law of thermodynamics - according to which the 'randomness' of our world is continually increasing - and examines the light-cone geometry of space-time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e**\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2020 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat came before the Big Bang? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How did the universe begin and must it inevitably end? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this remarkable book Roger Penrose brilliantly illuminates some of the deepest mysteries of the universe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCycles of Time\u003c\/i\u003e contains a penetrating analysis of the second law of thermodynamics - according to which the 'randomness' of our world is continually increasing - and a thorough examination of the light-cone geometry of space-time. It combines these two central themes to show how the expected ultimate fate of our accelerating, expanding universe can actually be reinterpreted as the 'big bang' of a new one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Presenting various standard and non-standard cosmological models, discussing black holes in depth as well as taking in the role of the cosmic microwave background along the way, Roger Penrose argues that the Big Bang was not actually the beginning of everything - nor will it signal the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Science needs more people like Penrose, willing and able to point out the flaws in fashionable models from a position of authority, and to signpost alternative roads to follow'\u003ci\u003e Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450682945910,"sku":"9780099505945","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32392428.jpg?v=1760453787","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099505945-cycles-of-time","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}