New Releases by Brian Cox

只用畢氏定理，也能讀懂相對論！ ◎了解愛因斯坦最大發現的入門書 愛因斯坦於1905年提出的公式E=mc²，揭示了能量（E）與質量（m）可以相互轉換，然而，為什麼能量等於質量乘以光速（c）的平方？背後蘊藏的物理原理如何奠定了近代物理學的基石，又如何影響我們對宇宙的理解？ 推導愛因斯坦的公式，只需要畢氏定理 物理學家考克斯與福肖從時間與空間的定義開始，一步一步帶我們建構愛因斯坦想像中的宇宙，了解光速為什麼會成為「宇宙速限」。接著，他們用簡單的圖表重新演繹愛因斯坦的狹義相對論，並只用畢氏定理（a2 + b2 = c2）推導出E=mc²。 了解質能互換，然後呢？ 狹義相對論與質能互換公式為近代物理學打下基礎，不論是微觀粒子物理與宏觀宇宙結構，都看得到相對論的影子。從微觀而言，「物質為何會有質量？」這個問題可能得從希格斯粒子上尋求答案，而大型強子對撞機的研究很有可能會提供那個關鍵線索。在巨觀尺度下，愛因斯坦後續推出的廣義相對論說明重力是由時空彎曲引起的，讓我們更能夠理解天體運行，也成為宇宙學的基礎假設。 本書是一部適合所有人的科學讀物，無需專業背景也能讀懂其中奧秘。透過詼諧的語言和清晰的敘述，作者揭開了公式背後的哲學意涵和科學浪漫。無論是對科學懷抱好奇，還是希望深入理解自然規律，這本書都能滿足你的求知欲。透過了解E=mc²，將能掌握這一公式對現代科技和宇宙觀的深遠影響。 專業推薦 林秀豪 清華大學物理系教授 張峻輔 高雄中學物理科老師 鑾丕綱 中央大學光電科學與工程學系副教授

The 480-page issue No22-23 features: A curated collection of short fiction including stories by Reed Farrel Coleman, SJ Rozan, Sharon Hunt, Scott Miles, Mark SaFranko, David Rich, Lee Matthew Goldberg, Paul Handley, Kevin Egan, Thomas Burchfield, Victor Kreuiter, D.C. Benny, Brian Cox, Jonathan Worlde, David Bart, Gary Earl Ross, Karl Luntta, John Timm, and Sara Henry Paolozzi. Interviews, Essay and Reviews by Zakariah Johnson, Rob D. Smith, and Casey Stegman Art and Photography by Justin Sellers,Tommi Viitala, and Trevor Lawrence. This issue also features a preview of the new graphic novel A Treasury of XXth Century Murder Compendium II by Rick Geary and exclusive covers of “Heat Seeker: Combustion”, the new comic series by Charles Ardai. NY Times Bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman has called Mystery Tribune “a cut above” and mystery grand masters Lawrence Block and Max Allan Collins have praised it for its “solid fiction” and “the most elegant design”. An elegantly crafted quarterly issue, printed on uncoated paper and with a beautiful layout designed for optimal reading experience, our Issue No22-23 will make a perfect companion or gift for avid mystery readers and fans of literary crime fiction.

Savez-vous que vous voyagez à la vitesse de la lumière ? Bien sûr, nous ne parlons pas ici d''un voyage dans l''espace en trois dimensions, mais dans la structure profonde de l''Univers : l''espace-temps. Vous trouvez cela difficile à croire ? Pourtant, c''est bien ce que nous dit la fameuse équation d''Einstein : E=mc2 ! En talentueux passeurs de savoirs, Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw nous révèlent dans ce livre les mystères de la théorie de la relativité. Grâce à eux, même sans bagage mathématique, vous pourrez percer les secrets de l''équation la plus célèbre du monde !

Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw révèlent dans cet ouvrage la signification profonde de la physique quantique. Ils montrent pourquoi elle fournit une description de la Nature avec un immense pouvoir prédictif et explicatif, couvrant une vaste gamme de phénomènes, des puces de silicium aux fonctionnement des étoiles. L''histoire commence au tournant du XXe siècle, avec l''hypothèse de Max Planck qui postule que le rayonnement lumineux dégagé par un corps chaud est constituée de petits paquets d''énergie qu''il nomme "quanta". Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw explorent ensuite plus d''un siècle de découvertes et de questionnements, jusqu''au fameux boson de higgs, clé de voûte du modèle standard décrivant la matière à son niveau le plus élémentaire.

BESTSELLER GAUDEAMUS 2023 Traducere de Iulian Comănescu Dacă figura lui Einstein, de savant cu părul vâlvoi, simbol al înțelepciunii și nonconformismului, fascinează de mult marele public, teoriile lui continuă să fie privite cu un respect temător, lăsând impresia că țin de domeniul ezotericului și că numai aceia care au studiat fizica ani de zile își pot face o idee despre ele. Brian Cox și Jeff Forshaw reușesc în De ce E = mc2? să demistifice asemenea prejudecăți. Pentru a le urmări raționamentele – care sunt de fapt chiar raționamentele lui Einstein reduse la esență –, cititorului îi este de-ajuns să cunoască teorema lui Pitagora. E o performanță remarcabilă să explici riguros, dar cu atât de puțină matematică, cum se poate ajunge la cea mai celebră formulă din știință. Apoi, pentru a lămuri semnificația noțiunii de masă, Cox și Forshaw ajung să explice într-un mod plastic și inteligibil chestiuni subtile de fizică fundamentală – bazele Modelului Standard, invarianța la etalonare și mecanismul Higgs – la care ți-ai închipui că numai specialiștii au acces. În fine, în ultimul capitol ni se oferă o imagine intuitivă a relativității generale, cea mai bună teorie a gravitației de care dispunem în prezent, la peste un secol de la elaborarea ei. Citindu-i pe Cox și Forshaw, descoperim că știința nu-i chiar atât de dificilă pe cât credem, iar Einstein n-a fost vreun suprau00adom, ci un om plin de imaginație, mânat de curiozitate, preocupat de întrebări aparent simple și având tenacitatea de a deduce până la capăt consecințele ideilor lui.

Nel cuore della Via Lattea c’è un buco nero supermassiccio con una massa 4 milioni di volte maggiore di quella del nostro Sole. Un luogo dove spazio e tempo sono talmente deformati che la luce resta intrappolata se si avvicina a meno di 12 milioni di chilometri. Secondo Einstein, lì si trova la fine del tempo. Secondo la fisica del XXI secolo, la realtà potrebbe essere molto più bizzarra. I buchi neri si trovano dove una volta brillavano le stelle più massicce e al limite della nostra attuale capacità di comprendere. Sono oggetti di origine naturale, inevitabili creazioni della gravità quando troppa materia collassa in uno spazio insufficiente. Eppure, anche se le leggi di natura li predicono, non riescono a descriverli completamente. I buchi neri sono luoghi nello spazio e nel tempo in cui le leggi gravitazionali, la fisica quantistica e la termodinamica entrano in collisione. Dopo averli originariamente considerati così inquietanti da concepire tanto da negarne semplicemente l’esistenza, solo negli ultimi anni abbiamo incominciato a intravedere una nuova sintesi. Una profonda connessione tra gravità e teoria dell’informazione quantistica descrive un universo olografico in cui spazio e tempo emergono da una rete di bit quantistici e cunicoli di tarlo si estendono nel vuoto. In questo libro rivoluzionario i professori Brian Cox e Jeff Forshaw portano il lettore all’ultimo stadio della nostra comprensione dei buchi neri: un viaggio scientifico alle frontiere della ricerca attraverso un secolo di fisica, da Einstein a Hawking e oltre, fino alla sorprendente conclusione che il nostro mondo potrebbe funzionare come un gigantesco computer quantistico.

By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive narrative work on black holes and how they can help us understand the universe. At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes. Today, across the universe, at the heart of every galaxy, and dotted throughout, mature black holes are creating chaos. And in a quiet part of the universe, the Swift satellite has picked up evidence of a gruesome death caused by one of these dark powers. High energy X-ray flares shooting out from deep within the Draco constellation are thought to be the dying cries of a white dwarf star being ripped apart by the intense tides of a supermassive black hole – heating it to millions of degrees as it is shredded at the event horizon. They have the power to wipe out any of the universe’s other inhabitants, but no one has ever seen a black hole itself die. But 1.8 billion light years away, the LIGO instruments have recently detected something that could be the closest a black hole gets to death. Gravitational waves given off as two enormous black holes merge together. And now scientists think that these gravitational waves could be evidence of two black holes connecting to form a wormhole – a link through space and time. It seems outlandish, but today’s physicists are daring to think the unthinkable – that black holes could connect us to another universe. At their very heart, black holes are also where Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity is stretched in almost unimaginable ways, revealing black holes as the key to our understanding of the fundamentals of our universe and perhaps all other universes. Join Professors Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw in exploring our universe’s most mysterious inhabitants, how they are formed, why they are essential components of every galaxy, including our own, and what secrets they still hold, waiting to be discovered.

Our 78th issue features another lineup sure to please. We have an original mystery by Tom Milani (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken). Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman has selected a great mystery by Brian Cox. Our other two Acquiring Editors, Cynthia Ward and Darrell Schweitzer, are still on break, but we hope they will be back soon. I’ve balanced out the mystery side of this issue with a Sexton Blake story and a Hulbert Footner novel. For the fantasy side, we have three tales: a Frostflower & Thorn short story from Phyllis Ann Karr, a Jules de Grandin occult detective story from Seabury Quinn, and a ghostly tale by Grant Allen. On the third side, we have three science fiction stories—tales by Joe Bigson, Bill Venable, and Lester del Rey. Fun stuff. I hope you enjoy it. Here’s this issue’s lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “Night of the Laundry Cart,” by Tom Milani [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “A Valentine by the Numbers,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “The Frozen Fiske.” by Brian Cox [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “The White Mouse,” by Hal Meredith [Sexton Blake novelet] Cap’n Sue, by Hulbert Footner [novel] Fantasy & Science Fiction: “A Night at Two Inns.” by Phyllis Ann Karr [Frostflower & Thorn short story] “Pallinghurst Barrow,” by Grant Allen [novelet] “The Man Who Cast No Shadow,” by Seabury Quinn [Jules de Grandin novelet] “I Like You, Too—” by Joe Gibson [short story] “If At First,” by Bill Venable [short story] “Moon-Blind,” by Lester del Rey [short story]

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORKER The incredible rags-to-riches story of acclaimed actor Brian Cox, best known as Succession’s Logan Roy, from a troubled, working-class upbringing in Scotland to a prolific career across theatre, film and television. From Hannibal Lecktor in Manhunter to media magnate Logan Roy in HBO''s Succession, Brian Cox has made his name as an actor of unparalleled distinction and versatility. We are familiar with him on screen, but few know of his extraordinary life story. Growing up in Dundee, Scotland, Cox lost his father when he was just eight years old and was brought up by his three elder sisters in the aftermath of his mother''s nervous breakdowns and ultimate hospitalization. After joining the Dundee Repertory Theatre at the age of fifteen, you could say the rest is history — but that is to overlook the enormous effort that has gone into the making of the legend we know today. Rich in emotion and meaning, with plenty of laughs along the way, this seminal autobiography captures both Cox''s distinctive voice and his very soul.

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A voice called my name. It took me three or four times to realize someone or something was calling out to me. I finally realized someone was calling to get my attention and asked, "Are you talking to me?" He responded and began speaking to me; I could not believe it. "Can I ask a question?" He was waiting for me to ask, He said. Now I am in complete shock. I have now realized I died and now talking with God or Jesus Christ. I was then given three instructions: to learn forgiveness; find out what is causing my anger (I was told it was medical in nature); and to write, talk, preach, teach, a video, a book. I''m like "What?" I asked if this was God or Jesus whom I was speaking or communicating with. He said, "I am who you think I am!" God told me to "give Him my 100 percent faith, sit back and watch what He can do!"

Con accattivante chiarezza e un entusiasmo contagioso gli autori, Brian Cox e Jeff Forshaw, si confrontano con la meccanica quantistica, una delle teorie fisiche più affascinanti, ma notoriamente ostica al grande pubblico. Semplicemente: cos''è la meccanica quantistica? Come si lega con le teorie di Newton e Einstein? E soprattutto, come facciamo a essere certi che sia una teoria valida? Il regno subatomico vanta una reputazione ambigua, sospesa tra la capacità di previsioni concrete e sbalorditive sul mondo che ci circonda, e la genesi di innumerevoli malintesi. Nell''Universo quantistico svelato, Cox e Foshaw fanno piazza pulita di ogni confusione, offrendo un approccio illuminante e accessibile al mondo della meccanica quantistica, mostrando non solo cos''è e come funziona, ma anche perché è così importante.

Brian Cox e Jeff Forshaw si spingono alla frontiera della scienza del ventunesimo secolo per riflettere sul vero significato della sequenza di termini matematici che creano l''equazione-simbolo di Einstein, E=mc2. Spiegando i termini uno per uno, si chiedono: cos''è l''energia? Cos''è la massa? Cosa c''entra con energia e massa la velocità della luce? Per rispondere, ci portano fino a un esperimento tra i più grandi mai esistiti: l''acceleratore di particelle noto con il nome di Large Hadron Collider, che si snoda per 27 km nel sottosuolo di Ginevra, a cavallo del confine tra Francia e Svizzera. Usando questa macchina gigantesca - in grado di ricreare le condizioni dell''universo poche frazioni di secondo dopo il Big Bang - Cox e Forshaw descrivono la teoria contemporanea sull''origine della massa. Insieme a energia e massa, la terza componente dell''equazione è c, la velocità della luce, probabilmente la più affascinante. Perché la velocità della luce permette la conversione tra energia e massa? La risposta è davvero il cuore della questione: gli autori mostrano che per comprendere realmente E=mc2 si deve prima capire perché si può viaggiare nel futuro ma non nel passato e come si muovono i corpi del nostro mondo tridimensionale in uno spaziotempo a quattro dimensioni. In altre parole, si deve capire come è fatta la struttura fondamentale e profonda del nostro mondo.

Empowered by finding and achieving his true purpose in life, author Brian Cox delves deep into how to leverage courage to overcome any obstacle in order to become who you are truly destined to be.

◎看懂質能互換的第一本書 我們可能都曾看過這個公式： E=mc^2 一九○五年，愛因斯坦發表了相對論，寫下了這個公式，揭示了時間與空間的相對概念、質量與能量互換的可能性，也為後來核能的發展奠下了重要的基石。然而，到了現在，還是很少人能夠深入探討這個公式的本質，並用讓人容易理解的方式解說。 本書作者考克斯是歐洲核子研究組織（CERN）希格斯粒子研究團隊的成員，也是英國超人氣科普節目主持人。曾經是搖滾樂隊鍵盤手的他人稱「物理界的搖滾巨星」。這次他與尖端天文物理學家福肖挑戰用輕鬆、幽默的筆調與淺顯易懂的比喻，解釋光速的極限與相對論。更重要的是，正面迎擊愛因斯坦的著名公式——E=mc^2，一步一步揭開這個公式背後的真正意義。 出版社 貓頭鷹出版社 (城邦)

‘So staggering you go “whoa!” every few seconds’ Guardian ‘Really impressive’ Eamonn Holmes, ITV This Morning A companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series.

The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms.

Wer sind wir? Woher kommen wir? Sind wir allein im Universum? Ist unser Dasein reiner Zufall oder wurde der Kosmos für den Menschen geschaffen? – Dieses Buch stellt sie: Die großen Fragen unserer Ursprünge, unseres Schicksals und nach unserem Platz im All. In "Mensch und Universum" gehen Professor Brian Cox und Andrew Cohen den Lösungen dieser Rätsel mit wissenschaftlicher Detektivarbeit auf den Grund. Vom Faustkeil bis Einstein, vom Affen zum Astronauten – die Evolution menschlicher Erkenntnis ist Grund genug, ihre Antworten mit größter Hingabe zu erforschen. "Das Unverständlichste am Universum ist im Grunde, dass wir es verstehen." -- Albert Einstein "Physik ist besser als Rock''n''Roll" – Brian Cox Deutsche Ausgabe des Sunday-Times-Bestellers "Human Universe"

“...Cox delivers an intriguing life story that depicts Eastern spiritual practice as a tonic to Western culture... He also arrestingly describes his own spiritual experiences on the path to enlightenment...” — Kirkus Reviews “Through it all, tennis plays an important role physically and spiritually, and lovers of that sport will grasp both the reality and the metaphor through the author’s accounts...he also provides welcome splashes of humor...” — Self-Publishing Review Enjoy a courtside seat as Brian Cox swings his tennis racket from hazardous war zones to the ashram of a Himalayan guru, and eventually to Mount Shasta, an area known for its occult legends. In Tennis with God, Brian, a globetrotting Foreign Service brat, travels with his family through hardship posts in Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East. Along the way, high-level tennis and table tennis are his faithful companions, as Brian perfects his game and aims to earn the respect and acceptance of his overbearing father. During his journey, Brian becomes fascinated by spiritual knowledge and the paranormal. His search for self-realization eventually leads him to a mystical healer who demonstrates miracles and has no patience for rules. Under this teacher’s unique tutelage, Cox begins to transform himself as he seeks to find a way to heal his relationship with his father, and with himself as well. Tennis with God combines the spirit of the travel writings of Paul Theroux with the personal metaphysical investigations of Dan Millman. With Cox as your guide, you’ll relish your time through a remarkable, true story where tennis and spirituality ultimately weave themselves into a cosmic Grand Slam.

Sunday Times Bestseller How did life on Earth begin? What is the nature of space and time? What are the chances that we will discover life on other worlds?

The rise of religion and religious actors combined with nonstate actors increasing influence in the international order has become the new normal. These fundamental changes in the security environment call for a new paradigm to address national security concerns. That paradigm must acknowledge the cultural and historical factors at the heart of many identity-based conflicts and advance the role of nation-states in resolving them. That emerging paradigm is faith-based diplomacy, and this bookwritten by one of the worlds leading expertsdescribes the principles and methodology of this form of engagement in the strategic political realm. It is informed by twenty-five years of experience in some of the worlds roughest neighborhoods, including East Central Europe and the Balkans, Sudan, Kashmir, and the Middle East. Canon Brian Cox is an ordained Episcopal priest; a pastor in Santa Barbara, California; a diplomat with a Washington, DC, nongovernmental organization; and a professor in a law schoolbased conflict-resolution program in Southern California.

Top ten Sunday Times Bestseller ‘Engaging, ambitious and creative’ Guardian Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future?

Un recorrido por la actual teoría científica de la materia que permite explicar las sorprendentes propiedades de las partículas subatómicas o por qué si los átomos están prácticamente vacíos no atravesamos el suelo que está bajo nuestros pies. ¿Qué es la física cuántica? ¿Cómo nos ayuda a entender el mundo? ¿Dónde deja a Newton y a Einstein? Y, sobre todo, ¿por qué podemos estar seguros de que es una buena teoría? Brian Cox y Jeff Forshaw ofrecen un modelo concreto de la naturaleza que es comparable en esencia a las leyes del movimiento de Newton, la teoría electromagnética de Maxwell y la teoría de la relatividad de Einstein. A través de analogías con la vida cotidiana, que demuestran que los extraños fenómenos cuánticos tienen una explicación, logran transformar principios científicos fundamentales en algo fascinante y accesible a todo el mundo. Reseñas: «Un libro que rompe todas las reglas de la ciencia divulgativa.» The Economist «Brian Cox y Jeff Forshaw comparten la cualidad poco común de hacer accesible un tema complicado [...]. El libro es una obra de arte del pensamiento científico moderno que bien merece la atención del lector.» San Francisco Book Review «Si estás interesado en el mundo real y quieres leer una extraordinaria introducción al mayor logro de la humanidad en los últimos cien años, coge este libro, léelo despacio, digiérelo, intégralo en tu vida, y tu vida cambiará para mejor.» The Huffington Post

Jefferson Cup Overfloweth Title Recollections from the sixth man to ever walk on the Moon, for young adult readers. On February 5, 1971, Edgar Mitchell jumped off the last rungs of a ladder connecting him to NASA''s Antares spacecraft and landed with two feet on the Moon. Following the disastrous Apollo 13 mission, Mitchell was one of three astronauts to successfully complete the Apollo 14 journey to the Moon, though it wasn''t without its own alarming moments. In Earthrise, Edgar recalls his spectacular trip to the Moon and the life experiences that got him there, including his early days spent in Roswell, New Mexico, amid nuclear testing and the rumored UFO crash; his first solo airplane flight as a young teen; his time as a navy combat pilot; and becoming a NASA astronaut. With fascinating detail, Edgar describes what it was like to launch into space and land on the Moon, illuminating everything from the practical—eating, sleeping, and going to the bathroom in space—to the mystical, life-changing experience of gazing at Earth from afar. With illuminating sidebars, transcripts of NASA recordings from the historic Apollo 14 mission, and extensive resources including lists of space-related websites, museums, organizations, films, and books, Earthrise is an invaluable addition to any space, astronomy, or science buff''s bookshelf.

In Wonders of Life: Exploring the Most Extraordinary Force in the Universe, the definitive companion to the Discovery Science Channel series, Professor Brian Cox takes us on an incredible journey to discover the most complex, diverse, and unique force in the universe: life itself. Through his voyage of discovery, international bestselling author Brian Cox explains how the astonishing inventiveness of nature came about and uncovers the milestones in the epic journey from the origin of life to our own lives, with beautiful full-color illustrations throughout. From spectacular fountains of superheated water at the bottom of the Atlantic to the deepest rainforest, Cox seeks out the places where the biggest questions about life may be answered: What is life? Why do we need water? Why does life end? Physicist and professor Brian Cox uncovers the secrets of life in the most unexpected locations and in the most stunning detail in this beautiful full-color volume.