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A Hospitable Universe

Addressing Ethical and Spiritual Concerns in Light of Recent Scientific Discoveries

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

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A Hospitable Universe

Addressing Ethical and Spiritual Concerns in Light of Recent Scientific Discoveries

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

This book argues that new developments in the sciences, in particular twentieth-century physics and twenty-first-century biology, suggest revising several pessimistic outlooks for the development of a scientific understanding of the relationship of humans with the universe - in particular, implications for the development of a natural religiousness. In the new vision a universe which is friendly to life and consciousness naturally emerges.

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1845409779

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Atoms And Persons: The Search For A Consistent View Of The Physical And Humanistic Perspectives

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

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Atoms And Persons: The Search For A Consistent View Of The Physical And Humanistic Perspectives

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

What is consciousness? Does free will exist?There exists a widespread conviction that the recent scientific discoveries, especially those related to physics and biology, in particular in contemporary neurosciences, question the traditional attempts to give meaning to life and a basis for our moral compass. Current scientific thinking usually identifies the mind with the mere exchange of electrical signals among neurons. It claims that consciousness is an irrelevant epiphenomenon and that introspection is an unreliable instrument to achieve any form of knowledge. Also, that the physical universe is causally closed and therefore all that occurs only has physical causes and all kind of freedom is excluded. The problem of assigning meaning and purpose to our lives, to the essential conceptions of the value of human life and social justice, becomes practically insoluble if one accepts the predominant notions that supposedly stem from contemporary science. The clash between the scientific and humanistic conception of human beings seems to have no option but to abandon the latter.The aim of this book is to show that, contrary to what is usually considered, current advances in science allow to re-evaluate the role of consciousness and human freedom without entering into contradiction with empirical evidence or scientific theories in place today. The book starts by analyzing the certainties provided by the scientific thought and philosophical reflection while discussing the role and content of physical theories, and in particular, quantum mechanics. It discusses in detail the nature of quantum objects and the role they may have in consciousness. In particular, it analyzes models that allow phenomena of quantum nature to manifest themselves in the brains of animals and humans, and account for many of the properties of consciousness. Finally, we analyze how self-conscious and free entities like persons emerge, making compatible the scientific view with a renewed and better supported way of perceiving people, their values and culture.

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9811241155

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Loop Quantum Gravity For Everyone

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

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Loop Quantum Gravity For Everyone

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

In this remarkably well-written text, the authors introduce readers gently to the conceptual bricks of LQG without using any mathematics (quite an achievement). The debate started with the discovery that the space-time geometry of general relativity can be written in terms of the electromagnetic field. This led to intersecting graphs called loops. Now known as spin networks, they are the foundations of LQG. This slender volume discusses applications of LQG to black holes and cosmology and introduces the notion of spin foam, acknowledging that as yet the theory, though elegant, has no experimental confirmation … This book offers a fascinating introduction to an esoteric realm otherwise accessible to only a fortunate few.Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students and faculty researchers.'CHOICEChoice Outstanding Academic Title for 2020Loop quantum gravity is one of the main contenders to unify Einstein's general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, therefore providing a quantum theory of gravity. If these words do not mean much to you, do not worry, we will define them in simple terms.This book describes loop quantum gravity and its applications to cosmology, black holes and spin foams without using formulas. It is concise and has a light style that makes for easy reading yet covering many of the cutting-edge developments in the field. It also addresses some of the controversies that surround these topics as they are incomplete science.

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9811211973

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A First Course in Loop Quantum Gravity

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

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A First Course in Loop Quantum Gravity

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

Loop quantum gravity is one of the modern contenders for a unified description of quantum mechanics and gravity. Up to now no book has covered the material at the level of a college student or of other readers with some knowledge of college level physics. This book fills that gap.

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Oxford University Press

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0199590753

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Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

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Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

This volume provides a self-contained introduction to applications of loop representations in particle physics and quantum gravity, in order to explore the gauge invariant quantization of Yang-Mills theories and gravity. First published in 1996, this title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009290193

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A First Course in Loop Quantum Gravity

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

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A First Course in Loop Quantum Gravity

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

This book provides an accessible introduction to loop quantum gravity and some of its applications, at a level suitable for undergraduate students and others with only a minimal knowledge of college level physics. In particular it is not assumed that the reader is familiar with general relativity and only minimally familiar with quantum mechanics and Hamiltonian mechanics. Most chapters end with problems that elaborate on the text, and aid learning. Applications such as loop quantum cosmology, black hole entropy and spin foams are briefly covered. The text is ideally suited for an undergraduate course in the senior year of a physics major. It can also be used to introduce undergraduates to general relativity and quantum field theory as part of a 'special topics' type of course.

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OUP Oxford

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0191003239

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Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories and Quantum Gravity

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

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Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories and Quantum Gravity

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

Now in paperback, this text provides a self-contained introduction to applications of loop representations and knot theory in particle physics and quantum gravity. Loop representations (and the related topic of knot theory) are of considerable current interest because they provide a unified arena for the study of the gauge invariant quantization of Yang-Mills theories and gravity, and suggest a promising approach to the eventual unification of the four fundamental forces. This text begins with a detailed review of loop representation theory. It then goes on to describe loop representations in Maxwell theory, Yang-Mills theories as well as lattice techniques. Applications in quantum gravity are then discussed in detail. Following chapters move on to consider knot theories, braid theories and extended loop representations in quantum gravity. A final chapter assesses the current status of the theory and points out possible directions for future research.

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0521654750

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Atoms And Persons: The Search For A Consistent View Of The Physical And Humanistic Perspectives

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

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A Hospitable Universe

Addressing Ethical and Spiritual Concerns in Light of Recent Scientific Discoveries

By: Rodolfo Gambini,Jorge Pullin

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Addressing Ethical and Spiritual Concerns in Light of Recent Scientific Discoveries

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A Hospitable Universe

A Hospitable Universe

Atoms And Persons: The Search For A Consistent View Of The Physical And Humanistic Perspectives

Atoms And Persons: The Search For A Consistent View Of The Physical And Humanistic Perspectives

Loop Quantum Gravity For Everyone

Loop Quantum Gravity For Everyone

A First Course in Loop Quantum Gravity

A First Course in Loop Quantum Gravity

Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories

Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories

A First Course in Loop Quantum Gravity

A First Course in Loop Quantum Gravity

Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories and Quantum Gravity

Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories and Quantum Gravity

Atoms And Persons: The Search For A Consistent View Of The Physical And Humanistic Perspectives

Atoms And Persons: The Search For A Consistent View Of The Physical And Humanistic Perspectives

A Hospitable Universe

A Hospitable Universe

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