Co žere vesmír? a jiné kosmické otázky – Davies Paul (2023)

The constellation Eridanus above the southern hemisphere hides a cosmic mystery. At first glance, it looks as if some cosmic giant has taken a gigantic bite out of space, leaving only emptiness behind. What lies behind this? A supermassive black hole? A collision with another universe? Or is the universe consuming itself? Experienced popularizer, cosmologist, and astrobiologist Paul Davies offers readers a clear and engaging overview of the current state of cosmology, which he believes is experiencing its golden age. However, the flood of new findings has raised a number of questions to which we still do not know the answers. Some of these bring physics closer to philosophy or theology. Was there anything before the Big Bang? Why does our universe look exactly the way it does? Are there other universes with different physical laws? And is it even worth delving into such mysteries? According to Davies, we may never definitively solve some of these enigmas. However, as long as the scientific method continues to yield new insights, humanity should persist in its efforts to uncover even the most complex secrets of our world.