UFOs: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Observations, Explanations and Speculations
Svozil, Karl
- 出版商: Springer
- 出版日期: 2023-08-02
- 售價: $1,190
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $1,131
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 309
- 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
- ISBN: 3031343972
- ISBN-13: 9783031343971
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商品描述
With this objective, the book surveys the history of UFO observations, the variety of recorded phenomena, and recounts the efforts of investigative commissions and their published findings. Although wild rumors are demystified in the process, this is not an exercise in rumor-bashing. An open and at the same time critical mindset is the key. Many narratives and hypothesis appear implausible relative to our present state of knowledge; but this alone should not lead to their outright exclusion. Thus the author also pays attention to UFO sightings that have so far eluded explanation in terms of known physics or meteorology. Here the reader will encounter some of the more speculative but scientifically tenable proposals, for example, relating to sudden zigzag motion without apparent inertia or recognizable propulsion, yet always with a clear guide to their plausibility. Last but not least, the book outlines plans and suggestions for future research capable of revealing the existence and intentions of extraterrestrial intelligences, outer-space engineers, or technologies so far known only from science fiction.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
太空中和地球大氣層以及水中的未知現象對於其探索來說太重要了，不能僅僅交給軍方和科學外行人。對這些現象進行正確的科學研究有著多種原因，特別是科學家和大眾需要了解基本事實，瞭解證據如何被記錄，並理解可靠證據和虛構之間的區別，以及合理解釋和幻想之間的區別。
為了達到這個目標，這本書回顧了UFO觀察的歷史，記錄了各種現象，並講述了調查委員會的努力和他們的發表結果。在這個過程中，雖然針對謠言進行了解密，但這並不是對謠言的攻擊。開放且同時具有批判性的思維方式是關鍵。許多敘述和假設相對於我們目前的知識狀態來說似乎不太可信，但僅僅因此就排除它們是不合適的。因此，作者還關注到了迄今尚未能以已知的物理學或氣象學解釋的UFO目擊事件。在這裡，讀者將會遇到一些更具推測性但在科學上可行的提議，例如關於沒有明顯慣性或可識別推進力的突然曲折運動，但始終以其合理性為指導。最後但同樣重要的是，這本書概述了揭示外星智慧、外太空工程師或僅在科幻小說中出現的技術存在和意圖的未來研究計劃和建議。
作者簡介
Karl Svozil is an Austrian theoretical physicist at the TU Wien specializing in quantum theory and the logical foundations of chaotic systems. After studies in Vienna and Heidelberg, he continued his career as a visiting scientist in various locations, in particular, UC Berkeley and the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as well as Lomonosov Moscow State University and The University of Auckland. He has a broad range of interests, including philosophy of science, psychoanalysis and economy, and has served in various interdisciplinary research funding panels.
Svozil's main motivation to study physics has been a desire which seems both pathetic and hard: very fast space travel to other solar systems, to contemplate and invent physical principles that would allow mankind to explore our galaxy. Although specializing in other areas of physics because of the obvious lack of opportunity to realize such ambitions with present physical means, he has never forgotten this passion.
Svozil holds that we should be acutely aware of the conceivable inverse situation, namely "us'' being visited by extraterrestrials. One of his first visits to UC Berkeley's Main Library was to fetch a copy of the Condon report. For him, the potential consequences are more than worth the effort of thorough scientific investigation.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
Karl Svozil是奧地利的理論物理學家，專攻量子理論和混沌系統的邏輯基礎。在維也納和海德堡的學習之後，他作為訪問科學家在不同的地方繼續他的職業生涯，特別是在加州大學伯克利分校和能源部的勞倫斯伯克利國家實驗室，以及莫斯科國立大學和奧克蘭大學。他有廣泛的興趣，包括科學哲學、精神分析和經濟學，並曾在各種跨學科研究資助小組中擔任職務。
Svozil研究物理學的主要動機是一種看似可悲又困難的渴望：實現對其他太陽系進行非常快速的太空旅行，思考和創造能讓人類探索銀河系的物理原則。儘管由於現有物理手段的明顯缺乏機會而專攻其他物理領域，他從未忘記這份熱情。
Svozil認為我們應該對可能的相反情況有敏銳的意識，即被外星人訪問。他第一次訪問加州大學伯克利分校的主圖書館就是為了取得康登報告的副本。對他來說，這潛在的後果絕對值得進行徹底的科學調查的努力。
