How The Universe Got Its Spots: Diary Of A Finite Time In A Finite Space

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Conventional wisdom says the universe is infinite. But could it be finite, merely giving the illusion of infinity? Modern science is beginning to drag this abstract issue into the realm of the real, the tangible and the observable. HOW THE UNIVERSE GOT ITS SPOTS looks at how science is coming up sharp against the mind-boggling idea that the universe may be finite. Through a decade of observation and thought-experiment, we have started to chart out the universe in which we live, just as we have mapped the oceans and continents of our planet. Through a kind of cosmic archaeology and without leaving Earth, we can look at the pattern of hot spots left over from the big bang and begin to trace the 'shape of space'. Beautifully written in a colloquial style by a world authority, Janna Levin explores our aspirations to observe our universe and contemplate our deep connection with it.

Paperback: 224 pages

Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (January 2, 2003)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0753813769

ISBN-13: 978-0753813768

Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches

Shipping Weight: 7 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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How the Leopard Changed Its Spots : The Evolution of ComplexityThe book seems to have a very personal diary entry quality.I'm not buying that. The author has changed her spots.Levin talks about four major models:1) her first model the E8 soccer ball model ( 12 o)2) Week's model: minimal manifold model ( near A4 by vertice number at 22 or 23 : can also fit my elliptical E8)3) Thurston's model ( SO(6) or SU(4) or A3) broken Weeks's Model ?4) Levin's second model as hexagonal prism D6 model ( again 12 vertices): a broken E8 model?She uses a standing wave like elliptical projection method for her "spots spheres".She's probably our generation's Sophie Germaine.It seems like she tends to "use" men andthinks more like a man than a woman at times.They say only once a century does a woman come alongwho has the abilities of a kind that are comparable to the top men.But it appears she is still pretty young and self centered.She has sowed it up in a bookwhen she should have been studyingto get as much knowledge as she needed first?It is at least good to know that people like her are around whohave some fractal backgroundalthough she seem to have ignored that in her book.

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