Alex Vilenkin Books

Exploring the origins of the universe, this book provides a gentle introduction to modern cosmology, focusing on the big bang and its aftermath. It delves into the expansion and cooling of the universe and the formation of galaxies through gravity. Recent advancements in the theory of cosmic inflation are highlighted, offering insights into the nature of the big bang and presenting a transformative perspective on the cosmos. Ideal for those eager to understand contemporary views of the universe's beginnings.

Recent discoveries in cosmology have led to a bizarre new worldview that (to paraphrase Niels Bohr) may be crazy enough to be true. Just consider the litany of mind-boggling new ideas being bandied about lately: the acceleration of cosmic expansion, dark energy (on top of dark matter, yet!), primordial “ripples” in space-time, the quantum creation of the universe from nothing, eternal cosmic inflation, multiple universes . . .Sound crazy enough for you? Fortunately, the new theoretical advances also lead to testable predictions, and we may soon witness the confirmation of some of these predictions by fresh astronomical findings. Alex Vilenkin’s own scientific work has been closely tied to the emergence of the new worldview, from the original ideas to the most recent developments. In Many Worlds in One, he gives an exciting, surprisingly entertaining firsthand account of the birth of the new cosmology, and its fascinating—and at times disturbing—implications.

Alex Vilenkin – einer der kreativsten und einfallsreichsten Kosmologen und einer der erstklassigen Wissenschaftler unserer Zeit. Seine Ideen von der "ewigen kosmischen Inflation" und der quantenphysikalischen Erzeugung des Kosmos aus dem Nichts – schufen die wissenschaftliche Basis für die mögliche Existenz anderer Universen. Sein erstes populärwissenschaftliches, leicht lesbares Buch macht seine Arbeit auch Nichtwissenschaftlern zugänglich. Unterhaltsam, mit viel Humor und zahlreichen Cartoons zeichnet er ein bizarres und faszinierendes neues Weltbild, das in den Worten von Niels Bohr "gerade verrückt genug sein könnte, um wahr zu sein".