{"product_id":"deus-e-matematico","title":"Is God a mathematician?","description":"\" \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eIs God a Mathematician?,\u003c\/em\u003e astrophysicist and mathematician Mario Livio, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Equation That No One Could Solve\u003c\/em\u003e , investigates why mathematics has the power it does.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNobel Prize winner Eugene Wigner once wondered about \"the inexplicable effectiveness of mathematics\" in formulating the laws of nature. How is such a seemingly abstract discipline capable of perfectly explaining the natural world? More than that—of making predictions, for example, about previously unknown cosmic phenomena that have subsequently been shown to be true. From ancient times to the present, this question has challenged scientists and philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIs God a Mathematician?\u003c\/em\u003e investigates why mathematics has so much power and explores one of the most fascinating questions in fundamental physics: is mathematics, after all, an invention of the human mind, or is it being discovered piecemeal—just as astronomers discovered previously unknown galaxies?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e If, as Einstein insisted, mathematics is \"a product of human thought independent of experience,\" how is it able to so accurately describe and even predict the world around us? Mathematicians themselves often insist that their work has no practical effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe British mathematician G.H. Hardy went so far as to describe his own work this way: \"No discovery of mine has made, nor is likely to make, directly or indirectly, for good or evil, the slightest difference to the welfare of the world.\" He was wrong. The Hardy-Weinberg law allows population geneticists to predict how genes are transmitted from one generation to the next, and Hardy's work on number theory has found unexpected implications for the development of codes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Mario Livio brilliantly explores mathematical ideas from Pythagoras and Archimedes to the present day, showing us how intriguing questions and ingenious answers have led to ever deeper understandings of our world. He offers an original and vigorous discussion of topics ranging from cosmology to cognitive science, from mathematics to religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIs God a Mathematician?\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating book that will interest anyone curious about the human mind, the scientific world, and the relationships between them.\u003c\/p\u003e \"","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159394271484,"sku":"9788501087751","price":99.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/8326d25d55a7ddf64b2cd3e920159636.jpg?v=1776890354","url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/products\/deus-e-matematico","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}