The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next [Paperback] Smolin, Lee

Lee Smolin

ISBN 10: 061891868X / ISBN 13: 9780618918683

Edité par Mariner Books, 2007

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• Titre: The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next [Paperback] Smolin, Lee
• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date de parution: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 061891868X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780618918683
• Reliure: Couverture souple

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Synopsis

In this illuminating book, the renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that fundamental physics -- the search for the laws of nature -- losing its way. Ambitious ideas about extra dimensions, exotic particles, multiple universes, and strings have captured the public’s imagination -- and the imagination of experts. But these ideas have not been tested experimentally, and some, like string theory, seem to offer no possibility of being tested. Yet these speculations dominate the field, attracting the best talent and much of the funding and creating a climate in which emerging physicists are often penalized for pursuing other avenues. As Smolin points out, the situation threatens to impede the very progress of science. With clarity, passion, and authority, Smolin offers an unblinking assessment of the troubles that face modern physics -- and an encouraging view of where the search for the next big idea may lead.

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LEE SMOLIN is a theoretical physicist who has made influential contributions to the search for a unification of physics. He is a founding faculty member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He is the author of several books including TheTrouble with Physics, Einstein's Unfinished Revolution, The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time, Time Reborn, Three Roads to Quantum Gravity, and The Life of the Cosmos.