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Why does time only ever move forward? Why do we remember the past but never the future? And if physics insists the universe's laws are reversible, why is our lived experience so unshakably one-way? This book unpacks one of the deepest mysteries of existence-the arrow of time-with clarity, curiosity, and storytelling that connects cutting-edge science to everyday life.

At its heart lies the paradox: equations permit reversals, yet history, memory, and culture insist on direction. Drawing from thermodynamics, relativity, quantum theory, psychology, and philosophy, the book reveals why entropy and time explained matter to how we live, love, and make meaning. Readers will explore the unsettling implications of the block universe explained, discover how cultures frame time as linear, cyclical, or spiral, and confront what causality and free will physics suggest about choice in a world that might already "exist."

This is for readers who crave more than surface-level science writing-for the thoughtful, time-conscious audience who asks not just "what is time?" but "why does it matter to me?" By weaving together cosmology, time perception psychology, and cultural history, the book shows how thermodynamics for non-scientists isn't abstract at all-it's the hidden logic behind memory, morality, and our stories of progress.

By the final page, you'll hold a sharpened mental model of why time flows forward, what anchors its arrow, and how understanding this mystery reshapes your sense of past, present, and future. Whether your curiosity leans toward physics, philosophy, or the human condition, this exploration of cosmology and time's arrow will leave you with a rare gift: not an answer to "what is time?" but a clear grasp of why the question changes everything.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v němčině Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik Physik, Astronomie Mechanik, Akustik

• Plný název: Time's Arrow
• Autor: Arden Clarke
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 240
• EAN: 9789371777124
• ISBN: 9371777125
• ID: 50261143
• Nakladatelství: Mindful Pages
• Hmotnost: 396 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 14 mm
• Datum vydání: 16. December 2025

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