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The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next

Hardcover • 2007 • English

The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next

By Lee Smolin

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What is string theory? Why does it matter to our understanding of the universe? And what if it is wrong? "The Trouble with Physics" is a groundbreaking account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes. Lee Smolin not only provides a brilliant layman's overview of current research as we attempt to build a "theory of everything,...Show more

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9780713997996

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next

Format

Hardcover

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