Review
Peppered with quotes by great thinkers, from Friedrich Nietzsche to Woody Allen, this book is for anyone who has wanted to learn about life, the universe and everything.
--The Straits Times, the national newspaper of Singapore
"Well written, very clear to follow for the nonspecialist."
--Wendy Lochner, Senior Editor, Columbia University Press
"A book for thinking laymen, this readable, thought-provoking work offers a new perspective on our definition of reality."
--Bobbie Christmas, Book Doctor, Zebra Communications
--The Straits Times, the national newspaper of Singapore
"Well written, very clear to follow for the nonspecialist."
--Wendy Lochner, Senior Editor, Columbia University Press
"A book for thinking laymen, this readable, thought-provoking work offers a new perspective on our definition of reality."
--Bobbie Christmas, Book Doctor, Zebra Communications
Product Description
The Unreal Universe is an inquiry into the realness of reality as
reflected in the basic assumptions of physics. It examines these
assumptions using metaphysical views of reality. Many schools of
philosophy view our perceptual reality as a limited projection of a
larger truth into our sensory or cognitive space. A similar view is now
echoed in modern neuroscience. This philosophical insight rediscovered
in the context of physics forms the backbone of this book.
More
than a philosophical inquiry, The Unreal Universe. actually
applies these views in explaining certain astrophysical phenomena such
as Gamma-ray bursts and symmetric radio sources. This explanation
appears in June 2007 issue of IJMP-D (a well-respected,
peer-reviewed physics journal) as an article titled, "Are Radio Sources
and Gamma Ray Bursts Luminal Booms?", which soon became one of the top
accessed articles of IJMP-D by Jan 2008.
The Author
Dr.
Manoj Thulasidas is a physicist from CERN and CLEO (Cornell).
In the last few years, Thulasidas has been studying the workings of the
brain, focusing his attention on Brain Machine Interface and
neural signal acquisition and processing. The insights gleaned during
his professional research career, coupled with his philosophical bend of
mind, form the inspiration and the thesis of The Unreal Universe.
Praise
for The Unreal Universe
"Peppered with quotes by great
thinkers, from Friedrich Nietzsche to Woody Allen, this book is for
anyone who has wanted to learn about (to borrow a phrase from Douglas
Adams) life, the universe and everything."
--The Straits Times,
the national newspaper of Singapore
"Well written, very clear to
follow for the nonspecialist."
--Wendy Lochner, Senior
Editor, Columbia University Press
"A book for thinking laymen,
this readable, thought-provoking work offers a new perspective on our
definition of reality."
--Bobbie Christmas, Book Doctor, Zebra
Communications
"This work should be required reading to anyone
embarking on a new scientific journey."
--Steven Bryant, Vice
President, Primitive Logic
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1 Mother of Sciences
2 Nature of Time
3 Unreal Space
4 Pillars of Reality
5 Philosophy of Reality
6 Physics Primer
7 Why the Speed of Light?
8 Perception and Special Relativity
9 Beyond Special Relativity..
10 Last Words
11 Random Thoughts
Bibliography
Index
reflected in the basic assumptions of physics. It examines these
assumptions using metaphysical views of reality. Many schools of
philosophy view our perceptual reality as a limited projection of a
larger truth into our sensory or cognitive space. A similar view is now
echoed in modern neuroscience. This philosophical insight rediscovered
in the context of physics forms the backbone of this book.
More
than a philosophical inquiry, The Unreal Universe. actually
applies these views in explaining certain astrophysical phenomena such
as Gamma-ray bursts and symmetric radio sources. This explanation
appears in June 2007 issue of IJMP-D (a well-respected,
peer-reviewed physics journal) as an article titled, "Are Radio Sources
and Gamma Ray Bursts Luminal Booms?", which soon became one of the top
accessed articles of IJMP-D by Jan 2008.
The Author
Dr.
Manoj Thulasidas is a physicist from CERN and CLEO (Cornell).
In the last few years, Thulasidas has been studying the workings of the
brain, focusing his attention on Brain Machine Interface and
neural signal acquisition and processing. The insights gleaned during
his professional research career, coupled with his philosophical bend of
mind, form the inspiration and the thesis of The Unreal Universe.
Praise
for The Unreal Universe
"Peppered with quotes by great
thinkers, from Friedrich Nietzsche to Woody Allen, this book is for
anyone who has wanted to learn about (to borrow a phrase from Douglas
Adams) life, the universe and everything."
--The Straits Times,
the national newspaper of Singapore
"Well written, very clear to
follow for the nonspecialist."
--Wendy Lochner, Senior
Editor, Columbia University Press
"A book for thinking laymen,
this readable, thought-provoking work offers a new perspective on our
definition of reality."
--Bobbie Christmas, Book Doctor, Zebra
Communications
"This work should be required reading to anyone
embarking on a new scientific journey."
--Steven Bryant, Vice
President, Primitive Logic
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1 Mother of Sciences
2 Nature of Time
3 Unreal Space
4 Pillars of Reality
5 Philosophy of Reality
6 Physics Primer
7 Why the Speed of Light?
8 Perception and Special Relativity
9 Beyond Special Relativity..
10 Last Words
11 Random Thoughts
Bibliography
Index
