02898cam a2200289 4500 884387243 TxAuBib 20230703120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593682708 059368270X cc444894-f2b6-40ca-b688-957641ae1066 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9295974 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Pontzen, Andrew. The Universe in a Box [Libby Audiobook] : Simulations and the Quest to Code the Cosmos. Books on Tape, 2023. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 230MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 230MB. HTML:Scientists are using simulations to recreate the universe, revealing the hidden nature of reality. Cosmology is a tricky science—no one can make their own stars, planets, or galaxies to test its theories. But over the last few decades a new kind of physics has emerged to fill the gap between theory and experimentation. Harnessing the power of modern supercomputers, cosmologists have built simulations that offer profound insights into the deep history of our universe, allowing centuries-old ideas to be tested for the first time. Today, physicists are translating their ideas and equations into code, finding that there is just as much to be learned from computers as experiments in laboratories.     In The Universe in a Box, cosmologist Andrew Pontzen explains how physicists model the universe’s most exotic phenomena, from black holes and colliding galaxies to dark matter and quantum entanglement, enabling them to study the evolution of virtual worlds and to shed new light on our reality.       But simulations don’t just allow experimentation with the cosmos; they are also essential to myriad disciplines like weather forecasting, epidemiology, neuroscience, financial planning, airplane design, and special effects for summer blockbusters. Crafting these simulations involves tough compromises and expert knowledge. Simulation is itself a whole new branch of science, one that we are only just beginning to appreciate and understand. The story of simulations is the thrilling history of how we arrived at our current knowledge of the world around us, and it provides a sneak peek at what we may discover next. Nonfiction. Science. Physics. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-07-03 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=CC444894-F2B6-40CA-B688-957641AE1066&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=CC444894-F2B6-40CA-B688-957641AE1066&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)