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The Trouble with Physics

The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
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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', but also questions many of the assumptions that lie behind string theory. In doing so, he describes some of the daring, outlandish ideas that will propel research in years to come.

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Lee Smolin is a theoretical physicist who is a leading pioneer of the field of quantum gravity and cosmology. He is the author of more than 100 scientific papers and two popular books, LIFE OF THE COSMOS (1997) and THREE ROADS TO QUANTUM GRAVITY (2001).
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February 28th, 2008
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  • General (US: Trade)
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416
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129x198x23
ISBN-13
9780141018355
Product ID
1734656

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