The Resource Farewell to reality, Jim Baggott
Farewell to reality, Jim Baggott
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- Summary
- Modern physics is heady stuff. It seems that barely a week goes by without some new astounding science story; some revelation about hidden dimensions, multiple universes, the holographic principle or incredible cosmic coincidences. But is it true? What evidence do we have for super-symmetric squarks', or superstrings vibrating in an 11-dimensional space-time? How do we know that we live in a multiverse? How can we tell that the universe is a hologram projected from information encoded on its boundary? Doesn't this sound like a fairy story? In Farewell to Reality Jim Baggott asks whether all that we currently know about the universe is based upon science or fantasy. In addition he wonders whether these high priests of fairy tale physics - such as John Barrow, Paul Davies, David Deutsch, Brian Greene, Stephen Hawking, Michio Kaku, Gordon Kane and Leonard Susskind - are the emperor's latest tailors
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Farewell to reality
- Title
- Farewell to reality
- Statement of responsibility
- Jim Baggott
- Title variation
- Farewell to reality
- Title variation remainder
- how fairytale physics betrays the search for scientific truth
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Modern physics is heady stuff. It seems that barely a week goes by without some new astounding science story; some revelation about hidden dimensions, multiple universes, the holographic principle or incredible cosmic coincidences. But is it true? What evidence do we have for super-symmetric squarks', or superstrings vibrating in an 11-dimensional space-time? How do we know that we live in a multiverse? How can we tell that the universe is a hologram projected from information encoded on its boundary? Doesn't this sound like a fairy story? In Farewell to Reality Jim Baggott asks whether all that we currently know about the universe is based upon science or fantasy. In addition he wonders whether these high priests of fairy tale physics - such as John Barrow, Paul Davies, David Deutsch, Brian Greene, Stephen Hawking, Michio Kaku, Gordon Kane and Leonard Susskind - are the emperor's latest tailors
- Cataloging source
- UKMGB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Baggott, J. E.
- Dewey number
- 530.1
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Physics
- Quantum theory
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Farewell to reality, Jim Baggott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 338 p.
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781780334929
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 16104263
- 16104263
- Label
- Farewell to reality, Jim Baggott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 338 p.
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781780334929
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 16104263
- 16104263
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