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the rise of string theory, the fall of a science, and what comes next

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An edition of The Trouble With Physics (2006)

The trouble with physics

the rise of string theory, the fall of a science, and what comes next

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Houghton Mifflin Co.
Language
English
Pages
392

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Subjects

Methodology, Physics, String models, History, Snaartheorie, Physique, Controversen, Histoire, Modèles des cordes vibrantes (Physique nucléaire), Méthodologie, Physics, methodology, 33.54 special theories for extremely high energy levels, Física (fundamentos)

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20th century

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The trouble with physics: the rise of string theory, the fall of a science, and what comes next
2007, Houghton Mifflin
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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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The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next
September 19, 2006, Houghton Mifflin
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Table of Contents

The five great problems in theoretical physics
The beauty myth
The world as geometry
Unification becomes a science
From unification to superunification
Quantum gravity
A brief history of string theory
The anthropic solution
What string theory explains
Beyond string theory: Surprises from the real world
Building on Einstein
How do you fight sociology
What is science
Seers and craftspeople
How science really works
What we do for science.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-371) and index.

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QC6 .S6535 2006, QC6 .S6535 2006, QC6.S6535 2006

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xxiii, 392 p. :
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392

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2006007235
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64453453
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108939

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