Physics of Love

Author: Peng Huixian
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Why do office romances often occur? Can the one closest to the water tower get the moon first? Because, the law of universal gravitation tells us that the force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance. What about love? There are physical principles in love. Peng Huixian, who loves physics, has taken a unique path in the journey of "talking about love and affection," interpreting love phenomena with physics formulas, which makes people suddenly realize that love is actually an application problem of physics formulas. If he loves you? If she doesn’t love you? When lovers read this book, why not bring a pen and think and calculate together—just how sweet is your love? From a young age, I loved poetry, and recently, I’ve become fascinated with physics. What happens when these two things are combined? That’s how this book came to be. Du Fu once wrote: "To carefully explore the laws of nature is to enjoy life, why rely on fleeting fame to bind this life." When you think deeply about life, it’s truly just a game. One of my favorite terms is "serious play," meaning to play with seriousness. The poems here are those I’ve read in the past, and I can still remember them after all these years, showing the immense power of poetry. As the saying goes, "Children who learn the piano don’t go astray"—perhaps I can mimic this phrasing and say: "Children who read poetry aren’t afraid of loneliness." "To have such clarity, it’s because of the living water from the source," as Zhu Xi once said. I give him a vote, and that’s why I still love poetry. The principles of love, no matter how they’re explained, everyone has their own script; the love story between Lord Russell and Meggie’s "A Man for All Seasons," with its English title explaining the essence of love: "Proof of Life." I hope that the 50 physical principles and 50 poems in this book also witness the trials and tribulations of your journey. "Love + Physics Formulas + Chinese Poetry"? Hey! I guess no one has tried this before! So, sincerely thank Tainan Culture for taking the risk to publish such a playful book. Also, thank you to editor Ding Xiru for patiently urging the manuscript along the way. It’s rare to find an editor with such a high EQ. I feel ashamed for delaying the submission. "Dreams of distant partings are hard to awaken, books are finished, but ink is still thin." Every book is an unfinished beginning, because the author always has a dream of fulfillment—thank you for joining this journey of seeking dreams. Here’s a small request: if you’re willing, bring a pen while reading this book, because sometimes physics formulas need to be calculated!