Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0691119791 ISBN 13: 9780691119793
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Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0691119791 ISBN 13: 9780691119793
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Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0691119791 ISBN 13: 9780691119793
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Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0691119791 ISBN 13: 9780691119793
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Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0691119791 ISBN 13: 9780691119793
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ISBN 10: 0691119791 ISBN 13: 9780691119793
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0691119791 ISBN 13: 9780691119793
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Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0691119791 ISBN 13: 9780691119793
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Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0691119791 ISBN 13: 9780691119793
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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. xvi 501p hardback, grey cloth with white jacket, like new condition, minimal wear, small stickers on back of jacket, binding strong, pages clean and neat, very good copy with hardly any signs of use Language: English.
Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0691119791 ISBN 13: 9780691119793
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Zustand: as new. Princeton, NJ. : Princeton University Press, 2016. Hardcover. Dustjacket. xvi, 501 pp. illustrations ; 25 cm - 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 bestselling 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. Arguing that string theory has veered away from physical reality by positing six extra hidden dimensions, Penrose cautions that the fashionable nature of a theory can cloud our judgment of its plausibility. In the case of quantum mechanics, its stunning success in explaining the atomic universe has led to an uncritical faith that it must also apply to reasonably massive objects, and Penrose responds by suggesting possible changes in quantum theory. Turning to cosmology, he argues that most of the current fantastical ideas about the origins of the universe cannot be true, but that an even wilder reality may lie behind them. Finally, Penrose describes how fashion, faith, and fantasy have ironically also shaped his own work, from twistor theory, a possible alternative to string theory that is beginning to acquire a fashionable status, to conformal cyclic cosmology, an idea so fantastic that it could be called conformal crazy cosmology. The result is an important critique of some of the most significant developments in physics today from one of its most eminent figures. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780691119793. Keywords : PHILOSOPHY,