Point of view depends on the reader’s frame of reference, plots resonate through time, characters superimpose as waves of energy, and the sentences seem to vibrate on the page. Thanks to the ideas of Einstein and his successors, Backbeat has the advantage of a world teeming with virtual particles, spontaneous action, and collapsing probability waves in which even orphans and prostitutes can reconcile the past and change the future. 

Juxtaposing the anarchic lives of New York runaways with the stoic world of physicists, Backbeat is the universal story of an orphan fighting for birthright. Follow the plight of Romey Argasti, orphan and runaway from what he sees as a loveless adoption, as he tries to solve the murder of his guardian by recovering the life and death of birth parents long forgotten.

As if this innovative and compelling story were not enough, Arment adds substance to the book with a philosophic undercurrent that is both deep and accessible. Through the adventures and mysteries facing the lead character, readers shares five epiphanies, or intuitive insights, gained from viewing the human condition in the clear light of physics:

* Infinite Possibility
* Limitless Connectivity
* Natural Uncertainty
* Open-ended Probability
* Creative Spontaneity

Each insight is an eloquent description of recent breakthroughs in science that the author--and now early readers of the work--understand is too important to be hoarded in laboratories and textbooks. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind novel that brings the language and insight of quantum physics to bear on the human condition.

Note: Regretably, an on-press error was made in chapter three when changing the speed of light to its metric equivalent. Apologies.