Bibliograph

Fashion, faith, and fantasy in the new physics of the universe, Roger Penrose

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Fashion, faith, and fantasy in the new physics of the universe, Roger Penrose

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-489) and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fashion, faith, and fantasy in the new physics of the universe

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Roger Penrose

Summary

"What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are immune to mere trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In fact, acclaimed physicist and best-selling author Roger Penrose argues that researchers working at the extreme frontiers of physics are just as susceptible to these forces as anyone else. In this provocative book, he argues that fashion, faith, and fantasy, while sometimes productive and even essential in physics, may be leading today's researchers astray in three of the field's most important areas--string theory, quantum mechanics, and cosmology ... The result is an important critique of some of the most significant developments in physics today from one of its most eminent figures."--Jacket

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New physics of the universe

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