From the Infinitely Small
to the Infinitely Big
Jean-François COLONNA
CMAP (Centre de Mathématiques APpliquées) UMR CNRS 7641, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS
france telecom, France Telecom R&D
91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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Open the door of a new Copernican revolution (or is it not
an anti-Copernican one?) defining Men and their Computers as
the virtual center of the Universe.
Our Virtual Space-Time Travel Machines (our Computers...)
allow us to explore our Universe:
- from the infinitely small to the infinitely big (vertical axis),
- from the simple to the complex (horizontal axis).
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8.8 10 meters
The Universe and beyond...
The Solar System.
Turbulence and Chaos.
Nature and Life, the Earth is our Cradle.
Complexity emerging from Chaos.
Molecules, Atoms and Elementary Particles.
Space-Time, Planck Scale and beyond...
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1.6 10 meter
And now, enjoy visiting A Virtual Space-Time Travel Machine.
Copyright (c) Jean-François Colonna, 1997-2012.
Copyright (c) France Telecom R&D and CMAP (Centre de Mathématiques APpliquées) UMR CNRS 7641 / Ecole Polytechnique, 1997-2012.