Now: The Physics of Time - and the Ephemeral Moment That Einstein Could Not Explain

He says physics should explain reality, not deny it. Muller protests. Moreover, his theory is testable. With the stage thus set, he reveals a startling way forward. You are reading the word now right now. Muller points out that the standard big bang theory explains the ongoing expansion of the universe as the continuous creation of new space. Equally puzzling: Why does time flow? Some physicists have given up trying to understand and call the flow of time an illusion, but eminent experimentalist physicist Richard A. Muller's monumental work will spark major debate about the most fundamental assumptions of our universe and may crack one of physics' longest-standing e

Ashutosh S. Jogalekar said Two thirds of a good book: Two thirds of a good book: 3.5 stars This book by Berkeley physicist Richard Muller is a combination of very interesting and disappointing. The main goal of the book is to provide an overview of a new theory of the generation of time that Muller has proposed. According to Muller, just like space expands as the universe expands, so does time. Thus, when the Big Bang occurred, along with new space new time was also created, and new time continues to be created even as the expansion of the universe is accelerati. .5 stars. This book by Berkeley physicist Richard Muller is a combination of very interesting and disappointing. The main goal of the book is to provide an overview of a new theory of the generation of time that Muller has proposed. According to Muller, just like space expands as the universe expands, so does time. Thus, when the Big Bang occurred, along with new space new time was also created, and new time continues to be created even as the expansion of the universe is accelerati. "An excellent book written by a great physicist who is also a great educator" according to Aaron C. Brown. This is an excellent book, and I particularly recommend it in combination with Sean Carroll's recently published The Big Picture. Both books cover the modern understanding of the nature of reality with precision and without jargon; at a level that intelligent non-specialist readers can readily understand; and incorporate historical perspectives that clarify the accounts. Remarkably, there is very little overlap between the two books. Moreover, in addition to teaching some . Ellen Jackson said Not well written. The promos for this book make it sound as if it's for the general reading public. Well, it's not. There are equations and references to equations throughout. Muller skips over many difficult ideas without sufficient explanation, and these really need to be explained more thoroughly to a novice reader in the field of physics.Also there are many digressions (do we really need to know how he decided to name his daughter?). In other places, where he needs to build his argument