Conjuring the Universe: The Origins of the Laws of Nature pdf

彼得·威廉·阿特金斯（Peter William Atkins，1940 年 8 月 10 日－）是英国化学家，曾任牛津大学化学教授和林肯学院院士。 他是一位多产的化学教科书作者，包括物理化学、无机化学和分子量子力学。

Conjuring the Universe: The Origins of the Laws of Nature pdf 彼得·威廉·阿特金斯

The marvellous complexity of the Universe emerges from several deep laws and a handful of fundamental constants that fix its shape, scale, and destiny. There is a deep structure to the world which at the same time is simple, elegant, and beautiful. Where did these laws and these constants come from? And why are the laws so fruitful when written in the language of mathematics? Peter Atkins considers the minimum effort needed to equip the Universe with its laws and its constants. He explores the origin of the conservation of energy, of electromagnetism, of classical and quantum mechanics, and of thermodynamics, showing how all these laws spring from deep symmetries. The revolutionary result is a short but immensely rich weaving together of the fundamental ideas of physics. With his characteristic wit, erudition, and economy, Atkins sketches out how the laws of Nature can spring from very little. Or arguably from nothing at all.