Reality is not what it seems

A brilliantly written book from the pen of one of the main creators of the theory of loop quantum gravity

The quantization of gravity is one of the biggest problems in theoretical physics today. It is nothing less than the proper integration of the three pillars of modern physics, which are general relativity, quantum theory and statistical physics. And since Einstein's general relativity explains gravity by the warping of spacetime, the key is to understand what the quantum of space and time means.

Rovelli's theory has far-reaching implications: "reality is not what it seems", distance cannot be divided infinitely, time does not exist at the fundamental level, ugly singularities are not hidden in the centers of black holes or in the initial big bang of our universe. Does that sound fantastic and incomprehensible?

This well-written book (the first ever on the subject) from one of the main creators of loop quantum gravity explains the details. And you will understand them. Because Rovelli has a rare talent for explaining cutting-edge scientific theories clearly and compellingly without succumbing to the seductions of complicated mathematical apparatus. It is not for nothing that his popularization books have become world bestsellers.