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The Trouble With Physics
Lee Smolin
The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next
Houghton Mifflin
September 2006
On Sale: September 19, 2006
416 pages
ISBN: 0618551050
EAN: 9780618551057
Hardcover
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In this groundbreaking book, the renowned theoretical
physicist Lee Smolin argues that physics--the basis for all
other science--has lost its way. The problem is string
theory, an ambitious attempt to formulate "a theory of
everything" that explains all the forces and particles of
nature and how the universe came to be. With its exotic new particles and parallel universes, string
theory has captured the public's imagination and seduced
many physicists. But as Smolin reveals, there's a deep flaw
in the theory: no part of it has been proven, and no one
knows how to prove it. As a scientific theory, it has been a
colossal failure. And because it has soaked up the lion's
share of funding, attracted some of the best minds, and
penalized young physicists for pursuing other avenues, it is
dragging the rest of physics down with it. With clarity, passion, and authority, Smolin charts the rise
and fall of string theory and takes a fascinating look at
what will replace it. A group of young theorists has begun
to develop exciting new ideas that are, unlike string
theory, testable. Smolin tells us who and what to watch for
in the coming years and how we can find the next Einstein.
This is a wake-up call, and Lee Smolin--a former string
theorist himself-- is the perfect person to deliver it.
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