The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe - Paperback

by Stephon Alexander (Author)

A spectacular musical and scientific journey from the Bronx to the cosmic horizon that reveals the astonishing links between jazz, science, Einstein, and Coltrane

More than fifty years ago, John Coltrane drew the twelve musical notes in a circle and connected them by straight lines, forming a five-pointed star. Inspired by Einstein, Coltrane put physics and geometry at the core of his music.

Physicist and jazz musician Stephon Alexander follows suit, using jazz to answer physics' most vexing questions about the past and future of the universe. Following the great minds that first drew the links between music and physics-a list including Pythagoras, Kepler, Newton, Einstein, and Rakim -- The Jazz of Physics reveals that the ancient poetic idea of the "Music of the Spheres," taken seriously, clarifies confounding issues in physics.

The Jazz of Physics will fascinate and inspire anyone interested in the mysteries of our universe, music, and life itself.

Author Biography

Stephon Alexander is a professor of theoretical physics, the director for the Brown Theoretical Physics Center, and an established jazz musician. He is the author of Fear of a Black Universe, and his work has been featured by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many other outlets.  He lives in Rhode Island.