El investigador y divulgador de referencia en f sica cu ntica nos adentra en el misterio m s fascinante de la ciencia.
Qu es el tiempo? Pocos temas han fascinado m s a cient ficos, fil sofos e incluso artistas a lo largo de la historia. Siglos despu s, la f sica no tiene a n una respuesta definitiva para esta cuesti n; de hecho, el debate est m s vivo que nunca. Sin embargo, la f sica actual ha revelado propiedades sorprendentes del tiempo, aspectos de su naturaleza que chocan frontalmente con nuestro sentido com n. En este ensayo iluminador, el profesor Alberto Casas viaja desde los trabajos de Newton y Einstein a las pel culas de Christopher Nolan, pasando por la teor a de la relatividad, la f sica cu ntica y el concepto de entrop a. Este recorrido nos llevar a reflexionar sobre eventos extraordinarios, como el Big Bang; y sobre otros mucho m s corrientes, como una piedra que cae en un estanque. Y nos llevar a plantearnos el que es, tal vez, el mayor interrogante de todos: es el paso del tiempo algo real... o es una ilusi n? ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThis quantum physics researcher and communicator takes us inside the most fascinating mystery in science. What is time? Few subjects have enthralled more scientists, philosophers, and even artists throughout history. Centuries later, physics doesn't have a definite answer to this question. In fact, this debate is raging more than ever. However, physics today has actually revealed the amazing properties of time, aspects of its nature that collide headfirst with our common sense. In this enlightening essay, professor Alberto Casas goes from Newton's and Einstein's works, to Chistopher Nolan's movies, through the theory of relativity, quantum physics, and the concept of entropy. This path will make us reflect on extraordinary events, such as the Big Bang, and much more common ones, like a rock tossed into a pond. And it will make us ponder the greatest issue of all: Is the passing of time real? Or is it an illusion?
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