Book. At the Crossroads of Parallel Universes
Evoking the Standard Model of particles, dark matter or cosmic inflation thanks to La Fontaine's fable of “the frog who wanted to be as big as the ox”: this is the challenge that two prominent astrophysicists take on in this book.
This article is taken from the monthly magazine Sciences et Avenir – La Recherche No. 928, published in June 2024.
I decided to participate “LGBT Universal Knowledge “Michael Casey and Joseph Silk, prominent astrophysicists, discuss the latest theories in physics.
The Standard Model of Particles Invoked by La Fontaine's Fables
Lyrical and sometimes surreal journeys follow one another to evoke the Standard Model of particles, dark matter or cosmic inflation thanks to the story. The frog that wants to be the size of an ox “By La Fontaine. We always understand only the poetry of this work which preaches To overcome our fear of the quantum vacuum “, undeniable.
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“At the Crossroads of Parallel Universes”, Michel Cassis and Joseph Silk. Odile Jacob, 224 pages, €23.90
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