{"product_id":"the-universe-is-not-what-it-seems-what-physics-learned-after-trusting-common-sense-9798902699354","title":"The Universe Is Not What It Seems: What Physics Learned After Trusting Common Sense","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dr Aloke Mullick\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Notion Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Notion Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Physics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of us go through life with a quiet confidence about how the world works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObjects are solid. Time moves forward. Causes come before effects. Space is simply \"there,\" waiting patiently for things to happen inside it. These assumptions are not foolish; they are practical. They help us cross roads, build houses, and complain about the weather with conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhysics, however, has spent the last few centuries discovering that nearly all of these assumptions are wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book exists because the modern picture of the physical world-shaped by Newton, Einstein, and quantum theory-is both astonishingly successful and deeply counter-intuitive. It works with breathtaking precision, yet refuses to behave in ways that feel reasonable. Time slows down. Space bends. Objects are not quite objects. Certainty dissolves into probability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet, none of this is mystical. It is grounded in experiment, measurement, and relentless questioning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe aim of this book is not to overwhelm, persuade, or dazzle. It is to guide-carefully, honestly, and without equations-through the ideas that reshaped our understanding of reality. It assumes curiosity, not prior training. It respects intelligence without demanding technical fluency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Notion Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47594683334807,"sku":"9798902699354","price":1018.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798902699354.webp?v=1774986785","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-universe-is-not-what-it-seems-what-physics-learned-after-trusting-common-sense-9798902699354","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}