Introduction To Black Holes, Information And The String Theory Revolution, An: The Holographic Universe

This book is not the usual dumbed-down offering.Prof. Susskind has written a couple of populist books on modern Physics but this is not one of them. It is a serious text on physics at the highest level. It assumes at least a working understanding of the mathematics of General Relativity and black holes.For anyone who is interested, the necessary background can be acquired by following Prof. Susskind's lectures on YouTube.OTOH, if you don't feel the need to stretch your mental muscles into spaghetti, you can always leave a copy on your coffee-table to impress casual visitors.

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The book is excellent. I did not have the required prerequisite to follow all the material. It is advanced treatment of the subject that requires familiarity with latest research. Black hole war by the author presents some of these ideas at a more accessible level.

It's a really great little book. I got half-way through and realized I wasn't understanding the mathematics involved. I was not surprised by this as I am an artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.I have had little opportunity to learn the terms and concepts involved. So I stopped reading this book and read Roger Penrose's "Road to Reality". It is an excellent book from which I was able to learn about the mathematics, and a whole lot more. I then read Susskind's Holographic Universe without much trouble, understanding quite well what he is getting at. I would rate it as "terribly interesting".

It was perfect but complex. Gave it to my dad for Christmas and he was very confused on the first page. Not for people that aren’t the smartest even if you think your an Issac newton

I ordered this book as I am interested in quantum mechanics, but not a professional physicist. This book is not for those who want to expand their knowledge of the subject trying to read popularised scientific books. In the summery it wasn’t said that it’s for professional physicists. It’s full of formulas which make no sense to me

It is too complex to understand; it is not a text book, is it?

Interesting book, insightful at times, it is very technical at times though.