The Universe Is Not What It Seems: What Physics Learned After Trusting Common Sense
Language: English
Published by Notion Press, 2026
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- Title
- The Universe Is Not What It Seems: What Physics Learned After Trusting Common Sense
- Author
- Dr Aloke Mullick
- Publisher
- Notion Press
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798902699354
Most of us go through life with a quiet confidence about how the world works.
Objects are solid. Time moves forward. Causes come before effects. Space is simply "there," waiting patiently for things to happen inside it. These assumptions are not foolish; they are practical. They help us cross roads, build houses, and complain about the weather with conviction.
Physics, however, has spent the last few centuries discovering that nearly all of these assumptions are wrong.
This book exists because the modern picture of the physical world-shaped by Newton, Einstein, and quantum theory-is both astonishingly successful and deeply counter-intuitive. It works with breathtaking precision, yet refuses to behave in ways that feel reasonable. Time slows down. Space bends. Objects are not quite objects. Certainty dissolves into probability.
And yet, none of this is mystical. It is grounded in experiment, measurement, and relentless questioning.
The aim of this book is not to overwhelm, persuade, or dazzle. It is to guide-carefully, honestly, and without equations-through the ideas that reshaped our understanding of reality. It assumes curiosity, not prior training. It respects intelligence without demanding technical fluency.
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