Biggest Number in the World

A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

From cells in our bodies to measuring the universe, big numbers are everywhereWe all know that numbers go on forever, that you could spend your life counting and never reach the end of the line, so there can’t be such a thing as a ‘biggest number’. Or can there?To find out, David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee embark on an epic quest, revealing the answers to questions like: are there more grains of sand on Earth or stars in the universe? Is there enough paper on Earth to write out the digits of a googolplex? And what is a googolplex?Then things get serious.Enter the strange realm between the finite and the infinite, and float through a universe where the rules we cling to no longer apply. Encounter the highest number computable and infinite kinds of infinity. At every turn, a cast of wild and wonderful characters threatens the status quo with their ideas, and each time the numbers get larger.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-05-05
Mått:129 x 198 x 19 mm
Vikt:230 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Oneworld Publications
ISBN:9780861543052

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David Darling is a science writer, astronomer and tutor. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity. He lives in Dundee, Scotland.Agnijo Banerjee is one of the world’s most outstanding young mathematicians and a former student of Darling’s. He was born in Kolkata, India, but has spent most of his life in Scotland. He is now continuing his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge.They are the authors of the Weird Maths trilogy.

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‘A wonderful new book… if you love journeying into imagined mathematical worlds and simply exploring, then [this book] is pure, unadulterated escapism… brilliant.’

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1 Of Sand and Stars2 At the Limits of Reality3 Maths Unbound4 Up, Up and Away5 G Whizz6 Conway’s Chains7 Ackermann and the Power of Recursion8 Figure This – If You Can9 Infinite Matters10 Growing Fast11 Does Not Compute!12 The Strange World of the Googologist13 Bridge to Beyond14 The Biggest Number of All Acknowledgements Bibliography Useful websites and webpages References