The Shaggy Steed of Physics: Mathematical Beauty in the Physical World by David Oliver (2004) PDF {SPirate}

The Shaggy Steed of Physics: Mathematical Beauty in the Physical World by David Oliver (2004) {SPirate}



The universe embraces with sensual presence. No thought, no word is needed to behold sky, sun, moon, stars. It is not in reflection but in experience that one inhales the earthy smells of damp woods, becomes dizzy under the sweep of the starry night sky, basks in the sun's warmth, rolls in ocean breakers, tastes salt. The sensual universe is open, available, immediate. But beneath its sensuality, the universe has an interior landscape that lies hidden. Though veiled, the inner nature of the cosmos draws us. It invites us to find the underlying source of the motions of sun, moon, and stars, search out the primal form of all matter, and discover the unity beneath the diversity of the earthy substances that excite the senses. The inner nature of the cosmos is a landscape of exquisite beauty which appropriately underlies the exterior splendor of our experience. This interior landscape of matter and motion which lies both in and beyond the senses-the physical face of the universe-is mathematical.





Bibliographic information
for The Shaggy Steed of Physics
Title The Shaggy Steed of Physics: Mathematical Beauty in the Physical World
Author David Oliver
Edition illustrated
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media, 2013
ISBN 0-387-40307-8, 9781475743470
Length 298 pages